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First time homebuyers, and even experienced homebuyers who may be buying in a new area or buying into a higher price point, often ask me how much house they can really afford or how much of their income their mortgage should be. The key to answering these questions is understanding that the total cost of homeownership includes a lot more than just your monthly mortgage payment. To answer it, let’s take a look at how to calculate how much house I can afford.
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[…] that blog, one of the first parts of figuring out how much you can afford is by understanding that homeownership is made up of several costs outside of your mortgage payment. So what are these additional […]
To be clear – the mortgage payment estimated here only includes principal and interest? Just confirming because I thought a mortgage payment typically includes insurance and taxes too.
Keep reading… those are broken down in the second calculation. Also, mortgage payments only include insurance and taxes if you choose or are required to escrow for them (meaning the bank collects them monthly and pays the bill when it is due 1-2x a year). They aren’t automatically included in all mortgage payments, but are definitely an additional, and sizeable part, of the cost of home ownership.
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[…] that blog, one of the first parts of figuring out how much you can afford is by understanding that homeownership is made up of several costs outside of your mortgage payment. So what are these additional […]
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To be clear – the mortgage payment estimated here only includes principal and interest? Just confirming because I thought a mortgage payment typically includes insurance and taxes too.
Keep reading… those are broken down in the second calculation. Also, mortgage payments only include insurance and taxes if you choose or are required to escrow for them (meaning the bank collects them monthly and pays the bill when it is due 1-2x a year). They aren’t automatically included in all mortgage payments, but are definitely an additional, and sizeable part, of the cost of home ownership.