Congratulations on finding your dream home! The 4-bedroom, 3-bath home is perfect for you and your family. You have negotiated a great price with the seller of 159,000.Youhave10,000 saved to put down on this investment (down payment). You have decided that your monthly budget for a mortgage will be no more than $775. You have been talking with two different lenders to help you mortgage your dream home. Lender #1 will lend you up to $150,000 at 5% for 25 years. Lender #2 will lend you $159,000 at 4.5% for 30 years. a) Which lender would you use? Why? Calculate the monthly payment under each lender option. Use Table 14-1 to find the appropriate table factors. Label and show all of your work. b) Remembering your budget of $775 per month, how would your lender choice change if you did not have any money to use as a down payment? Recalculate the monthly payment under each lender option. Label and show all of your work.
Congratulations on finding your dream home! The 4-bedroom, 3-bath home is perfect for you and your family. You have negotiated a great price with the seller of 159,000.Youhave10,000 saved to put down on this investment (down payment). You have decided that your monthly budget for a mortgage will be no more than $775. You have been talking with two different lenders to help you mortgage your dream home.
- Lender #1 will lend you up to $150,000 at 5% for 25 years.
- Lender #2 will lend you $159,000 at 4.5% for 30 years.
a) Which lender would you use? Why? Calculate the monthly payment under each lender option. Use Table 14-1 to find the appropriate table factors. Label and show all of your work.
b) Remembering your budget of $775 per month, how would your lender choice change if you did not have any money to use as a down payment? Recalculate the monthly payment under each lender option. Label and show all of your work.
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