How Much Can I Afford ? Find out what type of home is in your budget by entering a few numbers into our calculator. Our calculator is based on standard affordability ratios used to determine qualification for mortgage approvals. The housing payment ratio (or front ratio) compares your total mortgage payment to your monthly income and your total debt ratio (or back ratio) compares your total monthly obligations including your mortgage payment to your monthly income. Back to top
	How Much Income Do I Need ? Mortgage companies use ratios to analyze your mortgage payment. The housing payment ratio (or front ratio) used in this calculation is 30%. The housing expense, or front ratio, compares your total mortgage payment to your monthly income. The total debt expense ratio (or back ratio) is 36%. This total debt expense, or back ratio, compares your total monthly obligations including your total mortgage payment to your monthly income. Back to top
	How Much Will My Principal Be? This calculator figures your principal balance after any number of payments. Input the beginning principal amount, interest rate, length of the loan, and the number of payments to analyze. This information can be helpful when analyzing an adjustable rate product. After 3 years, your balance will reamortize to the adjustable rate. You can take the principal balance and use our payment calculator to analyze your new payment at various interest rates. Back to top