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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.
% M' H7 p9 k1 W1 t% H5 z6 dInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
7 E* S% R2 s/ K% G" t+ O# r: }Property tax: $2800 h1 V! Z5 d* o
Maintenance: $15006 Z; y1 \- O8 `" o; M7 j: d2 P
Insurance: $700
) o# F% h2 [0 G4 x d8 [- x2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.5 Y/ p9 K# f( C2 e! X8 Y
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
2 N. M( ]/ k0 r6 S. Q. O% _Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
0 ]+ X& P! s% [& E1 o R, E0 l3 F$ kInsuance: $2000 o9 |9 [5 F; Q2 |' l
2 r) u. q1 y: u1 {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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( j9 v( c2 i2 J3 R, V[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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