What does the total monthly payment include?
It combines the applicable principal-and-interest payment with the property taxes, insurance, and HOA amounts you enter. It does not invent missing escrow estimates.
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Mortgage Payment Calculator for Investors
Estimate principal and interest, a total monthly payment with optional property costs, lifetime interest, and financing fees. Model an interest-only opening period without hiding the later amortizing payment.
What this baseline models
- Fixed-rate monthly amortization
- Optional interest-only phase
- Taxes, insurance, HOA, points, and fees
- Balance and rate sensitivity
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Model investor financing
Model investor financing
Model principal and interest, optional property costs, an optional interest-only phase, points, and fixed fees.
Principal & interest
$1,422.15
Level monthly loan payment
Initial total monthly payment
$1,872.15
Loan payment plus entered taxes, insurance, and HOA
Post-interest-only P&I
Not applicable
Amortizing payment after the optional interest-only period
Total interest paid
$286,975
Interest over the modeled loan term; fees excluded
Mortgage detail
Payment phases, upfront financing costs, and the full term interest estimate.
- Payment mode
- Fully amortizing
- Initial principal and interest
- $1,422.15
- Post-interest-only principal and interest
- Not applicable
- Post-interest-only total monthly payment
- Not applicable
- Points cost
- $2,250.00
- Total financing fees
- $3,750.00
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Loan balance over time
Annual snapshots use the same unrounded amortization schedule as the payment result.
Loan balance schedule
| Schedule point | Remaining balance |
|---|---|
| Origination | $225,000.00 |
| Year 1 | $222,485.12 |
| Year 2 | $219,801.81 |
| Year 3 | $216,938.79 |
| Year 4 | $213,884.04 |
| Year 5 | $210,624.70 |
| Year 6 | $207,147.08 |
| Year 7 | $203,436.55 |
| Year 8 | $199,477.52 |
| Year 9 | $195,253.35 |
| Year 10 | $190,746.28 |
| Year 11 | $185,937.37 |
| Year 12 | $180,806.39 |
| Year 13 | $175,331.78 |
| Year 14 | $169,490.52 |
| Year 15 | $163,258.07 |
| Year 16 | $156,608.21 |
| Year 17 | $149,513.01 |
| Year 18 | $141,942.62 |
| Year 19 | $133,865.23 |
| Year 20 | $125,246.89 |
| Year 21 | $116,051.35 |
| Year 22 | $106,239.98 |
| Year 23 | $95,771.52 |
| Year 24 | $84,601.96 |
| Year 25 | $72,684.36 |
| Year 26 | $59,968.62 |
| Year 27 | $46,401.28 |
| Year 28 | $31,925.31 |
| Year 29 | $16,479.86 |
| Year 30 | $0.00 |
Assumption checks
Deterministic checks based only on this scenario's inputs and outputs.
Financing fees are shown upfront
Points and fixed fees are not financed into the modeled loan balance or included in monthly payments.
Interest-rate sensitivity
Each row reruns the same amortization engine while shifting the annual interest rate by 0.50 and 1.00 percentage points.
Interest-rate sensitivity details
| Rate shift | Interest rate | P&I payment | Total monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1.00 pp | 5.50% | $1,277.53 | $1,727.53 |
| -0.50 pp | 6.00% | $1,348.99 | $1,798.99 |
| Base | 6.50% | $1,422.15 | $1,872.15 |
| +0.50 pp | 7.00% | $1,496.93 | $1,946.93 |
| +1.00 pp | 7.50% | $1,573.23 | $2,023.23 |
Formula reference
Every output is explainable
Money is displayed in USD and rates are entered as percentages where applicable. Formula version mortgage-payment@1.0.0 stays attached to the result.
Monthly interest rate
Annual interest rate ÷ 12
The normalized annual rate is divided by 12 for monthly payment calculations.
Amortizing principal and interest payment
Loan × Monthly rate × (1 + Monthly rate)^Months ÷ ((1 + Monthly rate)^Months - 1)
The standard fixed-rate amortization formula produces a level monthly principal-and-interest payment. At 0% interest, payment is loan amount divided by months.
Interest-only payment
Loan amount × Monthly interest rate
During an optional interest-only period, the payment covers interest without reducing principal. The remaining balance is then amortized over the remaining term.
Total monthly payment
Principal and interest + Property taxes + Insurance + HOA
The total combines modeled recurring property costs with the payment for the applicable loan phase.
Points cost
Loan amount × Points rate
Points are modeled as an upfront percentage of loan amount.
Total financing fees
Points cost + Fixed fees
Financing fees are shown separately and are not added to the loan balance or monthly payment.
Example scenario
A $225,000 thirty-year loan
The example models a $225,000 loan at 6.5% for 30 years, with $450 in monthly taxes and insurance, one point, and $1,500 in fixed fees. Loan offers may use different escrow and fee treatment.
Open the example in the calculatorLoan amount
$225,000
Interest rate
6.50%
Principal & interest
$1,422.15
Initial total payment
$1,872.15
FAQ
Common questions
How is an interest-only period modeled?
The initial payment covers monthly interest without reducing principal. After that period, the unchanged balance is amortized across the remaining months, so the later payment is shown separately.
Are points and fixed fees financed into the loan?
No. This baseline displays points and fixed fees as upfront financing costs. They are not added to principal or included in the monthly payment.
Does the calculation work at a 0% interest rate?
Yes. At 0%, the amortizing payment is principal divided by the remaining months, and total interest is zero.
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