TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY DEFINITIONS ...4 Preference Settings — How to Access ...9 EXAMPLES ...11 Memory — Add/Subtract/Multiply ...11 Memory/Storage Registers...12 Finding Commission ...12 Reduction of Listing Price...13 Date of Escrow Closing ...13 Monthly Mortgage (P&I) Payment ...14 Term of a Loan ...14 Interest Rate ...15 Loan Amount ...15 Loan Amount Based on Sales Price...
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Amortization for Individual Year(s)— Month Offset, Tax Bracket Change ...26 Balloon Payment/Remaining Balance...28 APR and Total Finance Charges, Including Mortgage Insurance ...29 Prepaid (Odd-Days) Interest and APR, Including Mortgage Insurance ...30 Appreciation/Future Value ...32 Bi-Weekly Loans...33 80:10:10 Combo Loan vs. Fixed-Rate Loan with Mortgage Insurance...34 80:15:5 Combo Loan vs.
KEY DEFINITIONS ® µ s – OCKET Colon separator (used for dates, ARMs, Amortization ranges, and Combo loans) Backspace key; for back- ing up/deleting wrong entry Recalls or re-displays a value when followed by a chosen key (e.g., ® ˆ will display current interest value) Memory Function:...
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s ÷ ˆ OCKET Clear All (Note: perform with caution as it will clear/reset stored values) Preference mode (see pg. 9 for details) Payments per year (Default 12, for monthly) Periodic (identifies entry as periodic instead of yearly) Month offset Odd-days interest Tax bracket % Estimated tax...
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s ˆ OCKET APR (annual percentage rate), including mortgage insurance, if entered Sales price of property Down payment Bi-Weekly loan Amortization function Remaining balance Adjustable-rate mortgage ARM decreasing interest % adjustment ARM lifetime interest cap Property tax (enter as per- cent or dollar amount)* Property/homeowner’s insurance (enter as per-...
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OCKET Mortgage insurance (enter as percent or dollar amount)* *Note: Once Tax/Insurance % (or $) values are entered — as well as TVM values — the second press of t I , or press of s I I will compute the $ (or %);...
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OCKET Combo loan function for an 80:10:10 LTV loan; calcu- lates 1st/2nd TD values and compares them to entered fixed-rate loan w/mortgage insurance *You may enter any LTV prior to pressing this key (e.g., LTV of 90:5, enter 9 0 : 5 * ) Combo loan function for an 80:15:5 loan;...
Preference Settings — How to Access Press s , then = , then keep pressing = to toggle through the main settings. Press the + key to advance within sub- setting. Use the – key to back up. Press any key to exit mode. Press s and then: 1st press of =...
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(Cont’d) 4th press = Mortgage Insurance 5th press = Amortization Display 6th press = Qualifying Ratios: *e.g., 5 a amortizes for payment numbers 49-60 (only 5th year) **e.g., 5 a amortizes for payment numbers 1-60 (years 1-5) OCKET (Cleared or Stored): --Clears MI ($ or %) @ --Clears MI ($ or %) @ Off --Holds only MI % at Off...
EXAMPLES Memory — Add/Subtract/Multiply Add 1,500 and 2,650 to the cumulative Memory (M+). Compute subtotal, then subtract 2,000 and find total. STEPS Clear Add 1st # Add 2nd# Find total Subtract Find total and clear Memory Store 55 and multiply by 40. Then recall Memory Total and multiply it by 60.
Memory/Storage Registers Store 10, 20, 30 into Memory Storage keys M0-M2 and recall each value. Then clear all stored numbers. STEPS Clear Store 1st # Store 2nd # Store 3rd # Recall 1st # (Repeat for 1 and 2 ) Clear All Note: There are additional Storage Registers s ®...
Reduction of Listing Price A seller is anxious to sell his home and wishes to reduce the listing price by 5%. What is the new price, if it is now listed at $346,000? STEPS Clear Enter price Subtract 5% Find new listing price Date of Escrow Closing If a 45-day escrow begins June 15, 2004,...
Monthly Mortgage (P&I) Payment Find the monthly (P&I) payment on a 30- year, fixed-rate loan of $265,000 at 6.75% annual interest: STEPS Clear Enter loan Enter term Enter interest 6 • 7 5 ˆ Find payment p Term of a Loan How long does it take to pay off a loan of $15,000 at 10% interest if you make pay- ments of $200 each month?
Interest Rate Find the interest rate on a mortgage if the loan amount is $98,500, term is 30 years and payment is $1,150 a month: STEPS Clear Enter loan Enter term Enter payment 1 1 5 0 p Find annual interest Find periodic interest...
Loan Amount Based on Sales Price and Down Payment Find both down payment dollar amount and loan amount if the sales price is $375,500 and you're planning to put 20% down: STEPS Clear Enter price Enter down% 2 0 d* Find down$ Find loan *You do not have to label the value as a percent.
Setting Tax and Insurance Enter an annual property tax rate of 1.5%, a property/homeowner’s insurance rate of 0.25% and a mortgage insurance rate of 0.50%: STEPS Set tax%* Set insurance% • 2 5 I Set mortgage insurance% • 5 0 s I *Note: Do not label as a percent, or use the % key;...
Quarterly Payment Find the quarterly payment on a 10-year loan of $15,000 with an annual interest rate of 12%: STEPS Clear Set to 4 payments per year Enter loan Enter term Enter interest 1 2 ˆ Find quarterly payment Return to 12 payments per year OCKET KEYSTROKES...
Estimated Tax Savings • Loan: $150,000 • Buyer’s tax bracket: 28% • Term: 30 years • Interest: 8% • Property taxes: $1,500 • Property insurance: $250 Note: This is only an estimate. What is this buyer’s estimated income tax savings and “after tax” payment? STEPS Clear Enter term...
Rent vs. Buy • Term: 30 years Property Tax: 1.25% • Interest: 7.5% • Down: 10% If your client is currently renting at $1,250/month, find the comparable home price, loan and estimated income tax sav- ings (at 30% tax bracket). STEPS Clear Enter term...
ARM Payment — Increasing and Decreasing Payments • Loan: $225,000 • Term: 30 years • Start interest: 4.25% • 1st ARM interest adjustment: increases 1% after 6 months • 2nd ARM adjustment: decreases 1.5% at end of 1st year • 3rd ARM adjustment: increases 1.25% at end of 2nd year and continues to increase each year thereafter •...
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(Cont’d) STEPS Find “adjusted” higher payment for next 6 months Enter 2nd ARM parameters 1 • 5 : 1 s A Find Year 2 “adjusted” lower payment Enter 3rd ARM parameters 1 • 2 5 : 1 A Find Year 3 “adjusted” increased payment Find Year 4 “adjusted”...
Amortization — Using “Next” Feature • Loan: $300,000 • Term: 30 years • Interest: 7.5% • Start Month: January • Tax Bracket: 28% (Default) STEPS Clear Enter loan Enter interest 7 • 5 ˆ Enter term Find payment p Find # payments a Find total interest Find total...
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(Cont’d) STEPS Find total payments Find balance a Remaining term a Tax deduction a *estimated – mortgage interest only; doesn’t include property tax. Find all values for the second year: STEPS Display Year 2 a Find total interest Find total principal Find total payments...
Amortization for Individual Year(s) — Month Offset, Tax Bracket Change • Loan: $300,000 • Term: 30 years • Interest: 7.5% • Start Month: March • Income Tax Bracket: 30% Amortize & find mortgage interest deduc- tion for Year 1, if loan starts in March: STEPS Clear Set Month Start to...
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Return tax bracket to to 28% *Note: Remember to reset Month Offset to 1 and tax bracket to 28 (the calculator’s default settings) for performing other examples within this guide. Check these settings by pressing ® ) and ® + .
APR and Total Finance Charges, Including Mortgage Insurance • Loan: $250,000 • Term: 30 years • Interest: 7% • Cost: 1.5 points + $550 • Mortgage insurance (MI): $1,200/year STEPS Clear Enter loan Enter term Enter interest 7 ˆ Find payment p Enter MI Find Loan Costs: Recall loan...
Prepaid (Odd-Days) Interest and APR, Including Mortgage Insurance • Loan: $350,000 • Term: 30 years • Interest: 6% • Cost: 1.5 points + $750 • Mortgage insurance (MI): $2,200/year • Escrow Closes: 7/21/03 • 1st Payment Due: 8/1/03 STEPS Clear Enter loan Enter term Enter interest 6 ˆ...
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(Cont’d) Find Loan Costs: STEPS Recall loan Find points Add fees and find total Add prepaid interest stored in memory Find APR Find total charges Amount financed Total cost P&I payment ˆ Monthly MI PIMI payment ˆ Clear All *APR includes points/fees, prepaid interest, and, like the previous example, it also includes the cost of mortgage insurance (an optional entry).
Appreciation/Future Value What will a $350,000 home be worth in 3 years, figuring an inflation or appreciation rate of 6%? STEPS Clear Set to 1 payment per year Enter PV Enter term Enter approximate rate Find FV Reset payments per year OCKET KEYSTROKES 1 s ÷...
80:10:10 Combo Loan vs. Fixed-Rate Loan with Mortgage Insurance Compare an 80:10:10 Combo Loan vs. a Fixed-Rate loan w/mortgage insurance. The loan parameters are: Loan Interest Term STEPS 1. Enter Fixed-Rate Loan Values and Find Total Payment: Clear Enter loan OCKET FIXED w/PMI...
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(Cont’d) STEPS Enter interest 6 • 5 ˆ Enter term Enter MI% Clear Tax Clear Insurance 0 I Solve for payment Solve for PITI (including PMI) 2. Enter Combo Loan Values: Enter 1st TD Interest and Term 6 : 3 0 ! Enter 2nd TD Interest and Term 8 •...
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(Cont’d) STEPS Find 1st/2nd TD combined monthly payment Find equivalent payment for fixed-rate loan with mortgage insurance * Display monthly savings over fixed-rate loan with mortgage insurance * Display adjusted 2nd term (if savings applied to 2nd TD) Find 1st TD loan amount Find 2nd TD loan amount...
80:15:5 Combo Loan vs. Fixed-Rate Loan with Mortgage Insurance Compare an 80:15:5 Combo Loan vs. a Fixed-Rate loan w/mortgage insurance. The loan parameters are: Loan Interest Term STEPS 1. Enter Fixed-Rate Loan Values and Find Total Payment: Clear Enter loan Enter interest 6 ˆ...
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(Cont’d) STEPS Clear Insurance* Solve for payment Solve for total payment (including PMI) *Skip to p if continuing from the last example, as rates are already cleared. 2. Enter Combo Loan Values: Enter 1st TD Interest and Term 5 • 2 5 : 3 0 Enter 2nd TD Interest and Term 7 : 1 5 s 3.
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(Cont’d) STEPS Find equivalent payment for fixed-rate loan with mortgage insurance * Display monthly savings over fixed-rate loan with mortgage insurance * Display adjusted 2nd term (if savings applied to 2nd TD) Find 1st TD loan amount Find 2nd TD loan amount Find 1st TD payment...
APPENDIX Default Settings Performing a Reset will return your calcu- lator to the default settings below: • 12 Periods per Year • Property Tax/Ins. = % Rates Not Permanently Stored/Clears Upon O • Mortgage Ins. = % Rates Not Permanently Stored/Clears upon o o •...
Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 Software copyrighted and licensed to Calculated Industries, Inc., by Real Estate Master Technologies, LLC, 2004. User's Guide copyrighted by Calculated Industries, Inc., 2004.
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