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	Rent vs. Buy Calculator This calculator can help you to compare the costs of renting to the costs of buying a home. Because there are other factors to consider, (interest, property taxes, tax savings, appreciation, opportunity costs, closing costs, selling costs, etc.) it is complicated to compare the cost of renting to the cost of buying. This calculator attempts to take all of these factors into consideration in order for you to make an informed decision. Help Buttons: For further explanation of any of the entry fields, click on the question mark to the left. Back to Calculators ? Monthly Rent: Enter the amount of the monthly rent payment. $ ? Monthly Rental Insurance: Enter the monthly rental insurance premium. $ ? Expected Annual Inflation Rate (%): Enter the annual inflation rate. Enter 4% as 4. This is used to inflate the costs of rent, insurance, maintenance, dues and property taxes for the length of time you will own the home. ? Purchase Price of Home: Enter the total purchase price of the home, not including closing costs. $ ? Down Payment Amount: Enter the amount you will have available to put down on the house after you have set aside the cash you will need to pay the closing costs. $ ? Length of Mortgage Term (Years): Enter the number of years you are financing the home for. ? Mortgage's Annual Interest Rate (%): Enter the annual interest rate of the morgage. Enter 8% as simply 8 (do not include percent sign). ? Discount Points on Purchase of Home (%): Discount points are paid up front in order to reduce the interest rate of your mortgage. Each point represents 1% of your mortgage balance. Enter 1% as simply 1 (do not include percent sign). ? Origination Fees (%): The percentage (often as high as 1% of the loan amount) that a lending institution charges for processing and originating a loan. ? Other Loan Costs: The total of other loan related costs, such as filing fees, appraiser fees, etc. $ ? Mortgage Insurance (PMI %): If your downpayment is less than 20% of the value of the home you are buying, you may be required to pay mortgage insurance of somewhere between 0.2% and 0.5% of your principal balance each month. Enter 0.4% simply as 0.4 (do not include percent sign). ? Homeowner's Insurance Rate (%): Your homeowner's insurance rate, entered as a percentage of your home's value. Typical rate is 0.5%, which is entered as 0.5 (do not include percent sign). ? Monthly Association Dues: If you are a member of a homeowner's association, enter your monthly dues in this field. $ ? Average Monthly Maintenance: Enter the amount you expect to spend on repairing and maintaining your home. $ ? Annual Property Tax: Enter the amount of property taxes you expect to pay each year. $ ? State & Federal Income Tax Rate (%): Enter your combined state and federal income tax percentage rate. Enter 28% simply as 28 (do not include percent sign). ? Interest Rate You Expect to Earn on Savings (%): Enter the annual interest rate you expect to earn on the down payment and closing costs you will invest if you decide to rent instead of buy. Enter 7% simply as 7 (do not include percent sign). ? Expected Home Appreciation Each Year (%): Enter the percentage amount you expect your house to appreciate by each year. Enter 3% simply as 3 (do not include percent sign). ? Number of Years you will Stay at this Property: Enter the number of years you expect to rent or own the property you are considering. Typically, if you plan to move out of a home in less than 5 years from the date of purchase, you may be better off renting. ? Real Estate Agent Commission Rate (%): Enter the percentage of your home's selling price that you expect to pay a real estate agent or broker when it's time to sell your home. Enter 7% simply as 7 (do not include percent sign). Calculate Payment Clear Form Results Total Estimated Cost of Renting: $ Total Estimated Cost of Buying: $ Create Report Please allow up to 2 minutes for the report to process.

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