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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
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1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.. p3 W. S o& j' L9 T7 P4 G. L* a5 l+ B
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
8 r3 h g+ P) nProperty tax: $2800
$ \! h4 X6 @- W% E: _Maintenance: $1500
- h7 ~6 a' q; m: MInsurance: $700( I" T) p( U6 U3 G, g7 c/ w+ N
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
2 U# G# E/ ^" V8 }# i1 e0 oRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
) h1 e( R! n6 Z$ ZReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
h, K3 A7 V$ G+ d& QInsuance: $200
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! S3 V! W3 F4 G& i/ r& SYou 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.3 ^& W3 i) C# z5 N% p
$ }& ]+ m7 B d, ~# \& r[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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