How to calculate the break-even period on a mortgage refinance or when buying discount points?
Answer:When refinancing borrowers need to know how to calculate the break-even period so that they know when their closing costs will be recovered. The lower the interest rate of the new home loan, the sooner the break-even will occur.
How is the break-even period calculated exactly?
To answer this, you need to know the following:
- Your monthly payment before the refinance;
- Your monthly payment after refinancing;
- Your refinance closing costs (points and fees).
The formula is 3 / (1 - 2).
That is, if your refinance closing costs are $4400 and after the refinance your monthly payment drops down with $110 the break even occurs after 40 months.
The same approach applies when calculating the break-even on buying mortgage points.
Borrowers often want to know how to determine how many points to buy to lower their monthly payment. The break-even is calculated in exactly the same way.
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