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Your real monthly payment — not just principal and interest, but the taxes, insurance and PMI that show up on the same bill.

Your payment

Lenders quote principal and interest. Your actual bill includes escrow, which is why the quoted number and the real number never match.

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20.0% down. Below 20% adds PMI.

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Per year, as a share of the home price. Varies a lot by county.

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Per year.

Monthly payment
$1,917

Borrowing $240,000 at 6.50% over 30 years.

Principal & interest$1,517
Property tax$300
Home insurance$100
Over the whole loan
Principal$240,000
Interest$306,107
Taxes, insurance$144,000
Total cost$690,107
Loan balance by year

Nearly flat at first: early payments are mostly interest, and the balance only starts falling quickly once the interest share shrinks.

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