Your monthly mortgage payment usually encompasses at least four different costs: principal, interest, taxes, and insurance — otherwise known as PITI. Use Credible’s PITI mortgage calculator below to gauge your projected costs.
PITI stands for principal, interest, taxes, and insurance — the four key portions of a monthly mortgage payment. To ensure you can comfortably afford a home, you’ll need to know the projected PITI expenses. Understanding your PITI is critical before buying a home, as it helps you grasp the full extent of your financial obligation and allows you to more accurately set your budget.
Principal payments go directly toward your mortgage loan balance. Each principal payment reduces the amount you owe to your mortgage lender.
This is the cost of borrowing the loan. It goes to your lender and not toward reducing your loan balance. Typically, you’ll pay more in monthly interest at the beginning of the loan term and less at the end. You can use an amortization schedule to understand the full interest costs of a mortgage.
The amount you pay in property taxes will depend on the assessed value of your home and your local property tax rate, but you can expect to pay at least a couple thousand dollars. Your loan servicer will usually spread the costs out over 12 months. You’ll then pay those costs into an escrow account, which the servicer will use to pay your tax bills when they come due.
Your monthly payment may include costs for two types of insurance: homeowners insurance and mortgage insurance. Here’s a quick breakdown of the two:
Our PITI calculator can help you better understand the costs of a home you’re considering. To use the calculator, you will need the following information:
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Most mortgage calculators will tell you your principal and interest payments each month, but those are only a portion of the costs of homeownership. Understanding your PITI can give you a better idea of what you’ll owe month-over-month.
Mortgage lenders will also use PITI when evaluating your mortgage loan application — specifically when looking at your debt-to-income ratio (DTI). They’ll want to see that your projected PITI payments — plus your existing loans and debts — don’t take up too much of your monthly income.
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PITI offers a good look at the monthly mortgage-related costs of owning a home, but it doesn’t include all of your expenses. You’ll also have to account for:
There are also closing costs, your down payment, and the costs of moving to cover upfront.
Once you have an estimate of your monthly PITI payments, you’re ready to start shopping around for a mortgage loan. Make sure you consider several lenders as rates and terms can vary widely from one company to the next.
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