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See how rate buy downs lower your rate, lower your cost, and open more options. All in 60 seconds.

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Step 1 of 3 · The Home

Enter the home and loan details

Start with the listing price and how much you're putting down.

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Home Price
$800,000
$160,000 down · $640,000 loan
Full Monthly Payment
$5,204/mo
at today's market rate
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Step 2 of 3 · The Rate

Compare the rates

Today's market rate vs. the bought down rate. The gap is your monthly savings.

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This calculator assumes a permanent rate buy down.

Bought-Down Payment
$4,788/mo
vs. $5,204 at market
Monthly Savings
$416/mo
$4,994/yr saved
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Step 3 of 3 · The Cost

Enter the cost and what the seller covers

The buy down has a cost. A seller credit can offset some or all of it.

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Seller is covering the cost
Interested-party credit (IPC)
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Buy-down cost$25,000
Seller is paying$25,000
Net cost to buyer$0

Here's what the buy down means

In buyer friendly terms, here is what the lower payment is really worth.

It feels like buying it at
$719,796
Because the payment is lower, this home feels like you're buying it at $719,796 when normal market rates are applied.
Shopping for a deal?
−$80,204
The payment impact is like getting $80,204 off the sticker price.
Interest Saved (Life of Loan)
$149,820
Monthly Savings
$416
Annual Savings
$4,994
Less Income Needed To Qualify
$17,837/yr

How do you plan to use your rate buy down?

You've seen the savings build. Now pick how to put the buy down to work. You can keep the room in your monthly budget, or convert it into more buying power in today's market.

A · Create affordability

Use the buy down to lower the payment and free up real monthly room, then point that savings wherever life needs it.

Monthly Savings
$416/mo

You could keep $416/mo each month and put it toward groceries, about $4,994 a year.

B · Increase buying power

Keep the same payment you were already approved for, and let the buy down stretch it across a higher price in today's market.

Buying Power Bump
+$96,245
Home You Can Reach
$1,200,000

Same monthly comfort level, just aimed at more home.

The Next Step

Numbers like these don't happen by accident.

You've seen what a buy down can do. The next move is a real one built around your loan, so we can structure the offer on the contract and the financing at the bank to create genuine affordability in today's market.

A short, no pressure conversation. You'll leave knowing exactly where you stand.