
| Your Monthly Income and Expenses: How much can you afford? This is the million dollar question. Once you have decided to refinance your house, you must realized that you are increasing your mortgage, and in many cases, increasing the amount of your monthly payment. The mortgage rate might be lower, but the monthly payment could be higher than what you are usually paying. The worksheet below will help you decide how much money you have available to make your mortgage payments after the refinance. This is only a guide. Please be as accurate as possible in your estimates. Keep this worksheet, and after the refinance is complete, and life is back to normal, use the third column "Actual", to monitor your progress. This will keep you on track, and ensure that you do not over-spend. |
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| Loan Calculator: The Loan Calculator below will help you crunch some numbers. It will calculate your Monthly payment, Total Interest, Average Monthly Interest, and Number of Years. |
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