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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.
. ]8 q a" u4 rInterest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
3 p1 o$ @5 y* `) RProperty tax: $2800
2 A# L* u8 _. h/ MMaintenance: $1500( _" |. |! u" v$ B4 J
Insurance: $700& X& _* X( h) Z. Q3 O
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.* s) N4 l+ d: Z8 R
Rent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 124 A% U+ q9 u' M7 A2 B4 _
Return on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
% R' D* A6 {" O# [" C8 O5 f) ?Insuance: $200
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0 N/ p# L1 H+ _/ LYou 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." q1 k* {: \' |4 W; L8 K1 i
. ]) r' k# b5 d" T) Q[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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