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Buy or rent at Monticello in Northpark Square

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

28 Taquitz is a 3bd/3ba 1,826 sq. ft. attached condo in the Monticello tract in Northpark Square.  Monticello is located across from Beckman High and is bounded by Bryan, Rubicon, Rosenblum, and Montellena.  The streets inside Monticello are: Taquitz, Leucadia, Cosentino, Cabazon, and Idyllwild.


Monticella has 4 main floorplans:

Plan 1 - 2 Bed / 2 Bath 1211-1289 square feet
Plan 2 - 2 Bed / 2 Bath 1398 square feet
Plan 3 - 2 Bed / 2 Bath 1471-1663 square feet
Plan 4 - 3 Bed / 3 Bath 1826 square feet

28 Taquitz is a Plan 4 and is listed at $499,000

There is one other Plan 4 that is active and that is 27 Leucadia which is listed at $509,900.

And there is one Plan 4 that is Pending Sale: 9 Cabazon which is a short sale listed at $425,000.

A quick search revealed 3 Plan 4's sold in the last year:

10/20/2011 9 Leucadia $430,000
9/16/2011 10 Taquitz $470,000
6/27/2011 28 Taquitz $481,000

Yes, 28 Taquitz was purchased just about 6 or so months ago.  It looks like it was bought for cash and the agent is the owner - not sure why they are selling now.

Seems like the sales prices have a pretty wide range.  I'll use an average of the closed and pending sales for the analysis - $451,500

Here's what the numbers might look like if purchased by someone with excellent credit and 20% down:

Purchase Price $451,500    
Closing costs $13,545 3%  
Total price $465,045    
       
Down payment $103,845 20%  
       
Loan Amount / Percentage Of Price $361,200 80%  
Interest Rate / Period (months) 4.00% 360  
       
  Monthly Yearly  
Mortgage Payment $1,724 $20,693  
Interest Component $1,204 $14,448  
       
Property Tax $399 $4,784 1.06%
Special Assessments $107 $1,285 0.28%
Effective Tax rate     1.34%
       
Insurance $50 $600  
HOA 1 $227 $2,724  
HOA 2 $74 $888  
       
Cash Out $2,581 $30,973  

There are some possible adjustments that may apply to your situation.  Be sure to also consider how long you may own the property (average is around 6 years), what kind of financing you actually qualify for, how much you put down, the effect of giving up the standard deduction, potential price declines, costs to sell the property, etc.  The NY Times Buy or Rent calculator is a great tool that helps with some of these.

Possible Adjustments      
Interest paid   $14,448  
Property tax   $4,784  
Total deductible   $19,232  
Tax benefit $401 $4,808 25%
       
Opportunity cost of down payment -$173 -$2,077 2%
       
Principal paid in mortgage payment $520 -$6,245  


So, what do these Plan 4s rent for?  I didn't find much in terms of closed leases but 43 Leucadia is listed at $2550/month.

Based on this info, would you buy 28 Taquitz for $451k or rent it for $2550/month?  If you wouldn't buy it fo $451k, what price would you pay for it?


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