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170 Section 12: Real Estate and Lending
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Printed Date: { 2007/8/2Dimension: 14.8 cm x 21 cm
Example: You are being transferred for 4 years to a distant city and are faced
with the decision of whether to rent or to buy a house. A quick survey of the
housing market indicates that you can purchase an acceptable house for
$270,000 with a $7,000 down payment on a 30-year mortgage at 6% interest.
The closing costs would be about $3,700. Selling costs include a 6% commission
for resale and miscellaneous other fees that amount to another 2% of the sale price.
Housing in the area is appreciating 5% per year. Property taxes would be about
$300 per month, and you estimate that maintenance would cost an additional
$165 per month.
An alternative would be to rent a similar dwelling at $900 per month and to invest
the difference between the purchase cost and rent at 3% interest. Your personal
income tax rate (marginal) is 25% Federal and 5% State. Which alternative is
more financially attractive
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7000
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1 7000
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1
7,000.00
Down payment.
30
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2 30
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2
30.00
Life of mortgage.
6
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3 6
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3
6.00
Interest rate.
300
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4 300
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4
300.00
Property taxes.
165
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5 165
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5
165.00
Monthly expenses.
3700
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6 3700
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6
3,700.00
Closing costs.
8
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7 8
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7
8.00
Resale costs (as a
percentage).
900
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8 900
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8
900.00
Rent.
3
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9 3
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9
3.00
Savings interest rate.
30
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30.00
Tax bracket.
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Clear financial registers.
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Years in investment.
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Yearly appreciation rate.
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270000
$ 270,000.00
House price.
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NCPR (calculated).