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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.
' E; s+ F8 a! ^" P+ [Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000% O" Y5 ~7 `( I4 D1 [* V: p' }
Property tax: $2800
6 `5 w, {4 Y( D; ~" @Maintenance: $1500
$ E" r- f$ Y) ]) I; [Insurance: $700
: u3 G: [- e+ Q. p, o2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
* U! i( H0 ~! ERent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
2 `8 r r- l8 K p! c3 eReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
& l0 h6 ^; G1 j) w( \' }& I3 ]2 L! H9 mInsuance: $200& [9 |5 J6 Q9 K! s9 B& M9 q
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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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9 I0 w4 ~8 o) O: e" W. n) ~% I[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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