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Affordability → ownership

Build a home-buying plan

Carry the same income, cash, price, and rate assumptions through affordability, payment, closing-cost, and rent-versus-buy decisions.

Shared assumptions

Enter each number once

These values stay in your browser and are carried into each calculator’s URL.

Decision path

Four connected checks

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  1. 01Set the price ceilingStart from income, existing debt, cash down, and the rate.Create plan
  2. 02Build the full paymentAdd tax, insurance, PMI, and HOA to principal and interest.Create plan
  3. 03Estimate cash to closeCheck lender fees, points, title costs, prepaids, and credits.Create plan
  4. 04Test the ownership horizonCompare renting and buying over the years you expect to stay.Create plan
Plan outcome: A checkable view of the monthly payment, cash needed, and ownership trade-off.