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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
3 f3 |' h* S( D' K: \) m& o3 T: W1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
' m1 D$ b, W9 {* F# aInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000* U! K0 e4 J$ q$ B* Z; @
Property tax: $2800
$ R) @& ~( m, z# f; r* \4 IMaintenance: $1500$ n; t# D5 D! ?/ H
Insurance: $700& E, Q% |0 L" o$ {9 }; z: Q
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300., v; P, F! C5 ~7 N/ {" U
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
, _ H7 e7 k: x* mReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.( X) Y# K4 c0 Q1 p
Insuance: $200
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You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.
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$ @+ {, B" s% E% r+ a! U[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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