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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
! P0 y* R# z$ a* h1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.* I5 `: }: C, x$ y# M3 l- Q9 E1 O
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
6 G; w" v1 V. \Property tax: $2800
7 d. [: u4 _8 Y, eMaintenance: $1500 I/ @$ |( S) e( u2 u+ C& }
Insurance: $700' q' {# t* c* t) G
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300." ^$ ~+ m* @! E4 n, G2 m) H
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
6 j8 D# R- I$ k W+ Y# q3 O2 ~Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
- l1 N4 A( v/ N4 J. M8 M& x5 c7 SInsuance: $200% G3 e, _, m, x4 A% L6 y2 v6 `
2 m! G H: f; h; G: }You will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.5 p3 G' K( M9 q/ V; M( ?( S& h$ e
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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