Buying a home
Start with your monthly budget in the affordability tool. Have a home price in mind? Use the payment tool to add taxes, insurance and dues.
Read the Florida buyer guideFree mortgage calculators
Pick the question you want to answer. Try a tool, change the numbers and see what fits your plans. No contact details needed to use these tools.
Planning estimates for Florida property. Not loan offers, rate quotes, or approvals.
Working out what a home costs you each month, and what price fits.
What are today's Florida rates for my loan, and what do they cost in points and payment?
What would my full monthly payment be - principal, interest, taxes, insurance, HOA and mortgage insurance?
What home price fits the monthly payment I want to stay near?
Deciding between loan options, and whether changing the loan you have is worth it.
Is it worth paying discount points to buy today's rate down, and how long until the lower payment recovers that cost?
Would replacing the mortgage I already have actually leave me better off, once costs and the term reset are counted?
What happens to my monthly outflow and my total cost if I roll other debts into the mortgage?
How much sooner would I be done, and how much interest would I avoid, paying extra each month?
Start with your monthly budget in the affordability tool. Have a home price in mind? Use the payment tool to add taxes, insurance and dues.
Read the Florida buyer guideThe Rate Finder shows priced loan options. Rate Horizon compares the cost of points with a lower payment. Points are fees you pay for a lower rate.
Compare points and paymentsUse refinance break-even to compare your old loan with a new one. Want to keep your loan? Try extra payments to see how they could shorten it.
Read the refinance guideLearn how down payment and mortgage insurance shape your loan choices.
Read the Florida conventional loan guideCheck FHA requirements, loan limits and mortgage insurance before you compare costs.
Read the Florida FHA loan guideLearn who can use the benefit and what home costs to plan for.
Read the Florida VA loan guideTaxes, home insurance and neighborhood dues can change your budget. Ask about homeowners association (HOA) dues and Community Development District (CDD) charges. Use figures for the home you plan to buy. The seller’s tax bill may not match yours. Ask about flood coverage and extra fees too.
Each tool has a different job. The payment tool adds the home costs you enter. Points, payoff and refinance tools focus on loan costs. Read each tool’s assumptions so you know what is left out.
No. They help you test ideas. Loan approval needs a review of your income, debts, credit, property and loan rules.
Learn about pre-approvalNo. Rate Horizon compares points and rate costs for the same new loan. The refinance tool compares a loan you have with a replacement loan.
Yes. Use costs for the home and county you are considering. Orlando, Miami, Tampa and other areas can have very different tax, insurance and dues costs.
A calculator helps you explore loan choices. I can help you compare the mortgage options for your actual file.
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Planning estimate only, not a loan offer, rate quote, approval, or commitment to lend. Rates you enter are assumptions, not APRs. Mortgage Expert, Inc. originates loans on Florida property only. Minimum loan amount $100,000.