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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:/ F* m( A1 r" O. ^4 C+ }. B% v7 y
1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.
# n: I' e" l3 \+ WInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000, n u/ b& u/ h+ ?3 y
Property tax: $2800
& _3 H6 \. w& `' M, ?2 Y* Z! gMaintenance: $1500
$ z2 |; ~" R* U( E4 i dInsurance: $7000 o+ w- d" D4 q" p1 x% [7 n/ z" |
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.- h1 x* H3 K/ N* w$ ?+ ]
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 124 h3 l0 x+ C) X/ Y
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
3 U5 X# r0 C7 S* x" N. m; @Insuance: $2000 S2 i7 l% [) L J/ g
1 j1 x4 I: {& O" o6 K8 cYou 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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4 T: T* E1 Z- R7 {% g# V[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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