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Is buying the only option for you? How about renting?
Cost comparison:
8 j# }: W2 z6 D9 d5 T/ ^! n1. Assume you buy a house worth $500K with a down payment of $100K, the anuual cost will be $2,7000.5 W2 ?/ H* a& Q( |
Interest: 400K * 5.5 = $2,2000
% Z" E& o6 }2 ]4 H2 WProperty tax: $2800
?9 t i+ R, d1 S' kMaintenance: $1500
$ e8 m2 n5 Z& jInsurance: $7001 q9 Z' n! k" T) M3 g" r& h6 {( W& J
2. If you rent a similar house, the cost will be $18300.
; F3 v# g D, ]) c) CRent: $21600 = $1800 per month * 12
: ~) [7 k) I$ q) f tReturn on your $100k investment: 100K * 4.25% = 4250, you will get net around $3500 after tax.
2 Y$ L" C% p0 U @" f6 bInsuance: $200
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0 l$ Y" b. g" F& r; B7 FYou 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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5 Q' ^* g& e R) \; i; Q- g+ `[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-4-30 09:53 编辑 ] |
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