Calculate Seyed's monthly PITI payment. To calculate principal and interest (PI) assume he has purchased a home for $140,000 and has a $112,000, 30-year, 4.735 percent fixed-rate mortgage. To calculate his local real estate taxes (T) use the real estate rate as given in the case, assuming the property has an assessed value of $128,000. Also include Seyed's projected homeowner's insurance (I) cost as given in the case. Assuming he has purchased a home for

$140,000 and has a $112,000, 30-year, 4.735 percent fixed-rate mortgage, the amount Seyed would pay in principal and interest each month is

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The amount Seyed would pay in taxes each month is

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The amount Seyed would pay in insurance each month is

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Seyed's projected monthly PITI payment would be

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e. Determine if Seyed should buy or continue renting. To purchase the house considered in part (d), Seyed would pay $6,000 in closing costs including $2,800 in discount points. Consider a 1- and 7-year time horizon. (Hint:Use Worksheet for Rent-Versus-Buy decision.)

The total monthly rent costs for 1 year is

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The total renter's insurance for 1 year is

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The after-tax opportunity cost of interest lost because of having to maintain a security deposit for 1 year is

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The total cost of renting for 1 year is

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The total monthly rent costs for 7 years is

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The total renter's insurance for 7 years is

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The after-tax opportunity cost of interest lost because of having to maintain a security deposit for 7 years is

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The total cost of renting for 7 years is

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The total of the mortgage payments for 1 year is

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The total property taxes for 1 year is

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The total homeowner's insurance for 1 year is

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The total of the additional operating costs for 1 year is

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The after-tax opportunity cost of interest lost because of having to maintain a down payment for 1 year is

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The total closing costs, including points, is

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If the mortgage balance after 1 year is $110,267, the total of the mortgage payments going toward the loan principal for 1 year is

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The estimated appreciation in value of the home, less the sales commission at the end of the period is

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The total cost of buying a home, for those who do not itemize, after 1 year is

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The tax savings from the tax-deductibility of the interest portion of the mortgage payments for 1 year is

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The tax savings from the tax-deductibility of the property taxes on the new house for 1 year is

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The tax savings from the tax-deductibility of the points portion of the closing costs for 1 year is

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The total cost of buying a home, to homebuyers who itemize, after 1 year is

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The advantage of buying a house, to those who do not itemize, after 1 year is

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The advantage of buying a house, to those who do itemize, after 1 year is

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The total of the mortgage payments for 7 years is

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The total property taxes for 7 years is

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The total homeowner's insurance for 7 years is

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The total of the additional operating costs for 7 years is

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The after-tax opportunity cost of interest lost because of having to make a down payment for 7 years is

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The total closing costs, including points, is

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If the mortgage balance after 1 year is $97,960, the total of the mortgage payments going toward the loan principal for 7 years is

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The estimated appreciation in value of the home, less the sales commission at the end of the period is

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The total cost of buying a home, for those who do not itemize, after 7 years is

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The tax savings from the tax-deductibility of the interest portion of the mortgage payments for 7 years is

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The tax savings from the tax-deductibility of the property taxes on the new house for 7 years is

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The tax savings from the tax-deductibility of the points portion of the closing costs for 7 years is

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The total cost of buying a home, to homebuyers who itemize, after 7 years is

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The advantage of buying a house, to those who do not itemize, after 7 years is

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The advantage of buying a house, to those who do itemize, after 7 years is

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