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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.
* [- h+ a- t# e2 m1 SInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
9 ^) F; L+ E; s5 T0 GProperty tax: $2800
1 J8 N) _0 n! z% b$ S4 q$ r* rMaintenance: $1500
v9 c( } x0 a: E* g# S4 yInsurance: $700
# u9 t2 q! G; f2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.9 @2 A4 L @3 q
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12+ Q+ o# u3 d* e( ?
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.4 G; I; n8 q3 Q! T9 I" C% `
Insuance: $200
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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.
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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