COST OF RENTING
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:A. COST OF RENTING
1. Annual rental costs
(12 x monthly rental rate of 850)
RENT - OR - BUY ANALYSIS
2. Renter's insurance
3. Opportunity cost of security deposit 1,000 x after-tax savings rate
0.040
Total costs of renting (line A.1 + line A.2 + line A.3)
B. COST OF BUYING
1. Annual mortgages payments (Terms: 120,000.00, 360 months 6%)
(12 x monthly mortgage payment of 719)
2.
Property taxes
(2.0% of the price of the home)
3. Homeowner's insurance
(0.5% of the price the of home)
4. Maintenance
(0.8% of the price of the home)
5. After-tax cost of interest on down payment and closing costs
(34,500 x 4.0% after-tax rate of return)
6. Total costs (sum of lines B.1 through B.5
Less:
7. Principal reduction in loan balance (see note below)
8. Tax savings due to interest deduction
(Interest portion of mortgage payments (7,200 x tax rate 25%
9. Tax savings due to property tax deductions
(Line 8.2 x tax rate of 25%)
10. Total deductions (sum of lines B.7 through B.9)
11. Annual after-tax cost of homeownership
(Line B.6-line B.10
12. Estimated annual appreciation in the value of the home
(2% of the price of the home)
Total cost of buying (line 8.11-line B.12)
10,200
600
40
8,634
3,000
750
1,200
1,380
1,434
1,800
750
10,840
14,964
3,984
10,980
3,000
7,980
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