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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
3 J$ q6 P" V, t- }, a: O1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
/ ~( ]6 A/ o, X7 b: FInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000+ B! \. \# | f+ O/ K! G& R
Property tax: $28001 Q0 r& _7 Q I! a( V+ x
Maintenance: $1500# q/ G7 v, N8 g& ]( V* F+ I5 t
Insurance: $700; a. P5 L9 J& Q! E" _
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.' R0 e" C, ^+ M! o/ n7 R
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
6 w) C5 i" z* L% k$ j( C$ J" O3 t7 EReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.+ a1 b3 U* J+ {$ G' L5 E, h% q
Insuance: $200
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7 n- C2 O9 W# B/ U, x/ H3 H3 RYou will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.5 e" g# K0 @3 U8 C3 v6 M8 @
& h1 L5 f- C$ P[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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