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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 $2,7000.
+ Y$ O6 r' s6 k" EInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,20002 _1 Z- D) y A4 [
Property tax: $2800
" @* w, H/ W; ^Maintenance: $1500, X/ B+ x$ M+ \5 l5 g5 \% G q
Insurance: $7004 q- ~ K! s2 s1 K
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
8 w! i3 V' J' @4 L% t. Z2 I/ F) `; WRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 129 G" B8 Q1 e# ~2 G
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
' ?" Y7 V6 s( R9 G% ~) g- R1 z( TInsuance: $2001 F% z2 A' _ \5 e0 X9 ]
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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.9 i. b9 n* \$ t% b
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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