|
|
Rent or Buy?
|
|
|
Renting should be a temporary arrangement until one can buy his/her own home. Ownership is so much better than paying down a landlord's mortgage with rent payments. Just how much better, though, is not quite clear to many. With our mortgage calculator, you should get a better idea of the numbers. Our calculator will help you determine loan amounts you can afford, monthly payments to pay down the mortgage loan, or whether you should be renting or buying. Complete the fields below (e.g., Cost of Home, Down Payment, Monthly Income) and click Calculate Now. To view the different results of your calculation, click on the various tabs. To mail yourself a copy of your results, click the Receive this Detailed Analysis link.
|
|
|
|
|
Required
|
Optional
|
Results
|
Receive this Detailed Analysis
|
|
|
|
Your Monthly Payments
|
| |
| Loan Amount: |
|
|
|
| Loan Insurance (
%): |
|
|
|
| Total Loan(Mortgage) Amount: |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Principal & Interest: |
|
|
|
| Homeowners Insurance: |
|
|
|
| Property Taxes: |
|
|
|
| Condo Fees: |
|
|
|
| Monthly Loan Insurance (%): |
|
|
|
| Total Monthly Payment: |
|
|
|
| |
| Income Needed to Qualify for the Mortgage |
| |
| Total Monthly Loan Payment: |
|
|
| Total Monthly Debt Payment: |
|
|
| Monthly Loan Insurance (%): |
|
|
| Qualifying Income of
% GDS Ratio: |
|
|
| Qualifying Income of % TDS Ratio: |
|
|
| |
| What You Can Afford |
| We are using the % ratio.
|
| Cost of House: |
|
|
| Down Payment: |
|
|
| Loan Value: |
|
|
| Monthly Principal & Interest: |
|
|
| Monthly Insurance: |
|
|
| Monthly Property Tax: |
|
|
| Monthly Condo Fees: |
|
|
| |
| Note: Cost of House = [(Monthly income x Debt Ratio) – monthly tax – monthly insurance – condo fee] / (monthly interest rate/ function of interest rate) |
|
|
|
|
|
|