Mortgage
Mortgage Payment
The whole payment — taxes, insurance, PMI and HOA included.
Six tools for the borrowing decisions that cost the most. Every one shows its formula and its arithmetic, and every one tells you what it leaves out.
What a house actually costs per month, what you can afford, and whether refinancing is worth it.
The whole payment — taxes, insurance, PMI and HOA included.
Work backwards from your income using the 28/36 rule.
What one extra payment a month actually saves you.
How long until refinancing actually pays for itself.
Getting out, in the order that costs least — or the order you will actually finish.
Both methods, same debts, side by side.
What drives your score, and which lever is worth pulling first.
Which lever actually moves your score — and by roughly how much.