Southlake real estate and homes for sale in Texas - The Touchstone Team, REALTOR® REALTOR® Logo - NUMBER1EXPERT™ NUMBER1EXPERT™ Logo
Contact Information
Email The Touchstone Team
Login
Go To Sitemap
The Touchstone Team

Feature Properties
Feature
Properties

All agents are NOT alike! Find out why we are top real estate experts. Call us: 817-481-7355.

Special Offers
Buyers Want Your Home for as Little as Possible.
Are you thinking of selling your home? You should know exactly what it's worth before making such an important decision.
Find Out More >
View All Offers >

Testimonials
Coming Soon
Read Quote >

TripleCalc
Compare three mortgages at one time. Download TripleCalc now. It's free.



Real Estate - Homes - NUMBER1EXPERTS Sell More!
The Touchstone Team is one of The Top Selling Real Estate Experts™
Find Out More >


School Reports
See the nation's top rated reports for Schools in Southlake >


Latest Listings
Get the Latest Listings Before Anyone Else!
As soon as I list another home for sale, I'll email you. You'll know first.
Name:
Email:
Affiliates
Insurance Agency
Farmers Insurance
Find Out More >
View All Affiliates >

Latest News
Get the Latest Real Estate News, Hot Off the Presses!
If you are buying or selling a home, you need my eNewsletter.
Name:
Email:
Mortgage Calculators
Welcome > Resources > Mortgage Calculators > Your Maximum Mortgage ...

The Best Mortgage Calculators On the Web! 

Please try our Java loan and mortgage calculators. They take a minute to load, but they are worth it! 

Each calculator has dynamic graphs and charts that change - right before your eyes - as you enter different information. Try each calculator with different interest rates, loan amounts, and payment schedules. 

The mortgage repayment schedule and other reports are fully customizable - just for your home, your interest rate, your loan amount, your taxes, and more. 

Would you like a print out, for your records and future reference? Each calculator includes a View Report button. Click it, hit print, and you have a report, customized just for you... 

What's Your Maximum Mortgage?

What is your maximum mortgage? That largely depends on your income and current monthly debt payments. This calculator collects these important variables and determines your maximum monthly housing payment and the resulting mortgage amount.

This Financial Calculator requires a Browser with Java Support



Definitions

Monthly income
Total monthly income from all sources. All income should be entered before taxes.

Monthly housing expenses
Your monthly houses expenses from the housing expenses worksheet. The items entered as housing expenses make up the taxes and insurance portion of your monthly PITI payment.

Monthly liabilities
Your monthly liabilities from the liabilities worksheet. Your monthly liabilities are used to calculate your maximum PITI.

Monthly housing payment (PITI)
This is your total Principal, Interest, Tax and Insurance (PITI) payment per month. This includes your principal, interest, real estate taxes, hazard insurance, association dues or fees and principal mortgage insurance (PMI). Maximum monthly payment (PITI) is calculated by taking the lower of these two calculations:

  1. Monthly Income X 28% = monthly PITI
  2. Monthly Income X 36% - Other loan payments = monthly PITI

Maximum principal and interest (PI)
This is your maximum monthly principal and interest payment. It is calculated by subtracting your monthly taxes and insurance from your monthly PITI payment. This calculator uses your maximum PI payment to determine the mortgage amount that you could qualify for.

Start interest rates at
The current interest rate you could receive on your mortgage. This is used as the starting point for displaying a range of interest rates and the resulting mortgage amount.

Term in years
The number of years over which you will repay this loan. The most common mortgage terms are 15 years and 30 years.

The mortgage calculators are provided by KJE Computer Solutions, LLC and made available to NUMBER1EXPERT as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice. We can't guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regards to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues.



School Reports in Southlake, Texas
"A model of how the Internet can facilitate the process of deciding where to send your children to school"
- America's Best School Profiles by
The Heritage Foundation

Texas Public, Private and Charter Schools: Compare them using these top-rated, comprehensive reports.
  Schools in Southlake 



Real Estate Tips
Zoning Laws >Remodeling and Permits

Obtaining the proper permits when remodeling can be a critical element in the process. Many homeowners are unaware of the local building codes and zoning laws governing renovations. Disregarding these laws may result in fines, and in some cases you may even be asked to demolish the work that has been done.

When remodeling you have to go through the process of obtaining the proper permits. Zoning laws protect homeowners and cover issues such as the size of setbacks (distance between buildings and property lines), the height of buildings and occupancy. State and local building codes deal primarily with life and safety issues (insulation, smoke detectors, plumbing, electrical wiring, etc.) In order to satisfy these regulations you must submit information showing the project complies with the laws.

When plans do not conform they are sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals. There the homeowner, accompanied by an architect or attorney, presents his case at a public hearing. Usually the board tries to work with you in compromising with what you would like to do and what is best for the neighborhood.

See All Tips In The "Zoning Laws" Category >
See Complete Library Of Hundreds Of Tips In 30+ Categories >

Real Estate Trivia
Q 
What famous American monument is also the world's heaviest statue?

A 
The Statue of Liberty, officially named "Liberty Lighting the World", weighs 54.31 million pounds.
See More Real Estate Trivia >


Print This Page Send To A Friend


The Touchstone Team, REALTOR®, real estate agents and broker for Southlake, Texas home listings, property and land for sale - NUMBER1EXPERT(tm)

The Touchstone Team
Keller Williams

850 E. State Hwy. 114, Suite 100
Southlake, TX 76092
Phone: 817-481-7355 (SELL)
Fax: 817-251-1522
Email: Tiffany@NUMBER1EXPERT.com

The Heldoorn Team list and sell more than any other agent in Northeast Tarrant County. They bring to their clients over 19 years of experience in real estate and they have been awarded #1 real estate team in the nation. Also,The Heldoorn Team has received the award for Top Producer for the past 16 years and they continue to lead the way!

Equal HousingMLSREALTOR


Keller Williams Logo

Touchstone Team logo

Voted Best Realtors 2006

www.theheldoornteam.com is brought to you by The Touchstone Team
NUMBER1EXPERT™ in real estate for Southlake, Texas

Read The Touchstone Team's Privacy Guarantee, Terms of Service, and Free & Without Obligation Pledge



USA and Canada Real Estate - NUMBER1EXPERT
NUMBER1EXPERT™
© Best Image Marketing and/or its clients.
All rights reserved. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

www.theheldoornteam.com is brought to you by The Touchstone Team