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Real Estate
Rent vs Buy Calculator
Compare the cost of buying a home versus renting over a chosen holding period, including mortgage payments, down payment, and a 2%/year ownership-cost assumption for tax, insurance, and maintenance. A positive result means buying costs more total cash than renting over your time horizon; a negative result means renting costs more.
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Real Estate
Home Equity Calculator
Instantly find out how much equity you hold in your home and what your loan-to-value ratio is. Use this when applying for a home equity loan, HELOC, or evaluating whether you can drop private mortgage insurance.
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Key differences
| Rent vs Buy Calculator | Home Equity Calculator | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Real Estate | Real Estate |
| Inputs required | 5 | 2 |
| Result | Cost Difference (Buying vs Renting) ($) | Home Equity ($) |
| What it does | Compare the cost of buying a home versus renting over a chosen holding period, including mortgage payments, down payment, and a 2%/year ownership-cost assumption for tax, insurance, and maintenance. A positive result means buying costs more total cash than renting over your time horizon; a negative result means renting costs more. | Instantly find out how much equity you hold in your home and what your loan-to-value ratio is. Use this when applying for a home equity loan, HELOC, or evaluating whether you can drop private mortgage insurance. |