Jeff Shin · Head of Mortgage
NMLS #1041652 · Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C. NMLS #181106

First-Time Buyers · Mortgage Calculator

How to use a mortgage calculator before you talk to a lender

Run the numbers on BankPricer’s mortgage calculator before the call. The point is so Jeff is not guessing what you already figured out. This is not a lock, not an approval, and not a quote.

The page is free. You do not have to create an account.

What you can run

That one page has six tools:

  • Purchase (Conventional, FHA, VA)
  • Refinance (including FHA Streamline and VA IRRRL)
  • Cash-out
  • Debt consolidation
  • Affordability
  • Extra payments

Pick the one that matches what you are doing. Buying and taking cash out are not the same math.

What to enter

For a purchase, start with home price, down payment, credit band, loan type, and term. Add tax, insurance, and HOA if you have them. The “industry average rate” field is a starting point you can edit if a lender already gave you a number. That edit is your number, not a BankPricer quote.

For a refinance, you need today’s balance, today’s rate, a new-rate scenario, years left, and closing costs. The useful output is monthly change and months to break even, not a promise that you should refinance.

How to read the result

Treat the total as a scenario. Principal and interest, tax, insurance, PMI or MIP, and HOA are separate lines. If the page flags jumbo, PMI, or a down-payment cliff, that is a conversation, not a verdict.

Do not treat the first payment date or the payoff date as a commitment. Confirm those with the lender and title company on a real file.

What this page cannot do

It cannot lock a rate. It cannot approve you. It cannot email you a full schedule from this draft, and you should not wait on an inbox for the math you already see.

If the numbers matter enough to act, that is the pre-approval conversation.

Next step

Run the path that matches your deal on the calculator. Then get in touch for a pre-approval conversation with Jeff. Bring price or balance, down payment or cash out, loan type, and the payment the tool just showed. This is not apply now.

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Jeff Shin, NMLS #1041652. Equal Housing Lender. Licensed IL, IN, KS, MI, NJ, TX.