Costs of Buying
VA Loan?
$50,000$2,000,000
Home price / purchase price estimate.
$57,500 =
0%100%
As a percent of the offer price.
0.000%15.000%
Interest rate for your loan.
$0$10,000
Monthly Home Owner Association dues.
5 years40 years
Loan term in years.
Advanced
$323 / mo =
0.00%3.00%
Auto-updates from down payment (0% at 20%+ down).
$6,325 =
0.00%5.00%
As a percent of purchase price.
$0$50,000
Title, lender fees, escrow setup, recording, etc.
$0$6,000
Annual homeowners insurance premium.
$34,500 =
0.00%12.00%
Agent commissions + seller-side costs as a percent of sale price.
Cost of Renting
$0$10,000
Base monthly rent.
Advanced
$0$1,000
Monthly utilities paid by renter.
$0$200
Monthly renter's insurance.
$0$20,000
Refundable upfront security deposit.
$0 =
0.00%10.00%
One-time broker or leasing fee.
Taxes
$5,750 / year =
0.00%5.00%
Annual property tax rate as a percent of assessed value.
0.00%50.00%
Combined marginal federal + state tax rate.
$0$40,000
Your federal standard deduction.
$0$100,000
Annual itemized deductions excluding mortgage interest and property tax.
Future Growth
-10.00%15.00%
Annual expected appreciation rate (nominal).
$5,750 / year =
0.00%10.00%
Expected annual maintenance costs.
-5.00%15.00%
Expected annual rent growth.
-2.00%10.00%
General inflation assumption.
-5.00%20.00%
Expected annual return on invested capital.
Purchase Options
Option AOption B
Buying Offer (input)
Seller Credits (input)
Purchase Value$565,000$565,000
Borrowed Amount$508,500$517,500
Closing Costs$16,215$16,325
Cash to Close$72,715$63,825
Principal$460 / mo$468 / mo
Interest$2,754 / mo$2,803 / mo
Taxes, Insurance, HOA, PMI$1,174 / mo$1,189 / mo
Taxes Saved$452 / mo$468 / mo
Investment Opportunity Cost$344 / mo$299 / mo
Monthly Cash Flow-$245 / mo-$301 / mo
Monthly Asset Flow-$581 / mo-$600 / mo
Breakeven Timeline2 yr 5 mo2 yr 5 mo