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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
2 Y9 |7 `) e ?1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.; _4 x- @! t9 s1 [0 V
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000! g; v9 g2 b q+ q: r4 g
Property tax: $2800! N8 W% b9 o2 C
Maintenance: $15005 A- I8 L; q3 n4 R$ W0 }; X0 K
Insurance: $700& W4 F, O# q/ b9 k: S
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.5 a1 T0 O$ L p) u. H7 j
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12' X% l, G9 P6 M; L( o
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.( T0 ~ C# O g( m/ p
Insuance: $200/ Z$ M( R2 O3 E8 H
9 ~" {! W5 b4 pYou will save $9000 a year if you rent. In addition, if the house prices drop, you will benefit more. But if you expect the house prices will keep rising by 5% every year, probably it will be better off to buy.: p9 k2 y( Z9 \! |$ L4 }. k
[4 a# y" P2 p) \8 ^+ S[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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