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Your brother currently rents an apartment for $1,500 per month, but he found a house he wants to buy. He used an online mortgage calculator to estimate that a mortgage would cost him around $1,350 per month. He knows that there are other costs of owning a house, and he is trying to determine whether renting or buying would save him money.
Which of these is an upfront cost your brother should consider when buying a house?
Question 8 options:
Maintenance
Property taxes
Down payment
Home insurance
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Down payment.
Explanation: A down payment is paid upfront at closing (usually a percentage of the purchase price). Maintenance, property taxes, and home insurance are ongoing or recurring costs rather than a one-time upfront expense.
Explanation: A down payment is paid upfront at closing (usually a percentage of the purchase price). Maintenance, property taxes, and home insurance are ongoing or recurring costs rather than a one-time upfront expense.
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