Saturday, February 12, 2011

Mortgage Update + Total Condo Costs

New Balance: $114,243.81

The pay off date (assuming just the minimum monthly payment from here on out) is NOW January 2039... 8 months ahead of schedule. If I continue to pay the minimum on my loan, I will pay $111,779.65 in interest instead of the original $116,404.23, saving me $4,624.58 in interest over the life of the loan... all for parting with $1,252.74 a little before I had to!

Total Condo Costs:
  • Money paid to aquire the property and get keys: $7,057.08
  • Money Spent to Remodel and Repair Property: $17,672.29

Total: $24,729.37

  • First Time Home buyers Credit: $8,000.00
  • Current equity: $5,756.19
  • 2009 Prop Tax Deduction: $90.10
  • Electrician costs -$95.00
  • TILE Refund $1,265.00
  • 2010 Federal tax break $1,087.00*
  • 2010 State tax break $461.00*

*The positive difference between what I would have gotten back claiming the standard deduction... and the increased amount from itemizing the housing expenses.*

Current amount in the hole: $8,165.08


If I sold the condo tomorrow, I'd have to sell the property for $139,000.00 Assuming a 6% total commission & enough money to refund the amount i'm in the hole for... plus the $8,000.00 tax CREDIT to the government that would need to be refunded.

If I wait out the remaining 21 months left on the credit, I'd be able to sell for $123,300.00(assuming 6% total commission)

Just FYI-
I look at my monthly payments, property taxes, extra mortage principle payments & my HOA dues as a wash because if i add all those up, its equivalent to the market rate of the apartment complex i'd be living in if I hadn't bought my condo... and that money would be going down the drain anyway.

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