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Solving for Actual Qualifying Ratios
A buyer who makes $120,000 annually and has $550 in long-term
monthly debt wants to borrow $275,000 to purchase a home. He has
$68,750 for the down payment and the property tax/insurance rates
are estimated at 1.4% and 0.2%, respectively; monthly homeowner’s
association dues are $65. Use 6.5% interest for 30 years. What are
his actual ratios? What is the price of the home he can afford? What
is the monthly payment?
STEPS
KEYSTROKES
DISPLAY
Clear calculator
o o
0.00
Enter interest
6• 5 ˆ
6.50
Enter term
3 0 T
30.00
Enter loan amount
2 7 5 ) l
275,000.00
Enter down payment
6 8 7 5 0 d
68,750.00
Enter annual income
1 2 0 ) i
120,000.00
Enter monthly debt
5 5 0 D
550.00
Enter property tax rate
1• 4 t
1.40
Enter property
insurance rate
• 2 I
0.20
Clear mortgage
insurance rate*
0 s I
0.00
Enter monthly
association dues
6 5 e
65.00
Display stored ratios
q
28.00-36.00
Calculate actual ratios
q
“run” 22.62-28.12
Find sales price
P
343,750.00
Find the P&I payment
p
1,738.19
Find the PITI payment
p
2,196.52
Find the total payment
p
2,261.52
*Should be set to zero in this case, as the down payment is 20%; to check down pay-
ment percentage, press
d
again and it will read 20.00%.
