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Your Home Loan Strategy

1060 Sunny Vale

These numbers are for this property, under contract, before the Loan Estimate goes out. The home price and the 5.499% rate stay the same. What changes is how much you put down, the loan size, mortgage insurance, cash at closing, and the payment. This is not the Loan Estimate.

See My 4 Down Payment Options
Niko Kramer

Niko Kramer

Mortgage Loan Officer

Satori Mortgage · NMLS #2180891

  • Under contract
  • 4 down payment options
  • Prepared Aug. 17, 2026
  • Not a Loan Estimate
Under contract

Lowest monthly payment on this property, before the Loan Estimate.

20% down

Estimated monthly payment
$2,212.54
Cash at closing
$70,399
Interest rate
5.499%
APR (rate with fees)
5.812%
Compare down payments

Your down payment options at a glance

This comes from your loan application. These figures are for this property, before the Loan Estimate.

Lowest monthly payment

20% down

$2,212.54

Monthly payment

Least cash at closing

5% down

$25,899

Cash at closing

Compare down payments

Four down payment options for this property, from your loan application, before the Loan Estimate. Tap a down payment to see more of the numbers. On a phone, you can also swipe between cards.

Conventional

5% down

$2,565.40

Monthly payment

$25,899

Cash at closing

Home price
$300,000
Interest rate
5.499%
APR
6.096%
Down payment
$15,000
Loan amount
$285,000
Mortgage insurance
$97.38 / month

Conventional

10% down

$2,452.61

Monthly payment

$40,399

Cash at closing

Home price
$300,000
Interest rate
5.499%
APR
5.990%
Down payment
$30,000
Loan amount
$270,000
Mortgage insurance
$69.75 / month

Conventional

15% down

$2,342.33

Monthly payment

$55,399

Cash at closing

Home price
$300,000
Interest rate
5.499%
APR
5.898%
Down payment
$45,000
Loan amount
$255,000
Mortgage insurance
$44.63 / month

Conventional

20% down

$2,212.54

Monthly payment

$70,399

Cash at closing

Home price
$300,000
Interest rate
5.499%
APR
5.812%
Down payment
$60,000
Loan amount
$240,000
Mortgage insurance
None

Currently showing 20% down.

Your payment

What’s in the monthly payment

The total includes more than the loan itself. Property taxes and homeowners insurance are homeownership costs, not extra profit for the lender.

$2,212.54/month

Total each month · 20% down

  • Your loan payment (principal + interest)

    $1,362.54

    62%

  • Property Taxes

    $550

    25%

  • Homeowners Insurance

    $300

    14%

  • Total each month

    $2,212.54

At closing

Cash you bring to closing

Here is where that money goes: down payment, services, and bills paid ahead. This is not an official closing form.

$75,399

Cash at closing · 20% down

Becomes your ownership

Down payment

Loan pricing

Loan costs and other closing services

Paid ahead

Bills paid ahead

Set aside for bills

Money set aside for future bills

Down Payment

Becomes your ownership

$60,000

Underwriting fee

Underwriting fee

$1,195

Discount points

Discount points

$5,200

Title, appraisal, and other services

Other company

$5,680

Prepaid homeowners insurance

Paid ahead

$3,600

Money set aside for future bills

Set aside for bills

$2,550

Recording and government fees

Recording / government

$174

Seller credit

Lowers cash needed

-$5,000

Cash deposit on sales contract

Lowers cash needed

-$3,000

Cash at closing

$75,399

These are estimates. Actual charges may be more or less, and your rate, points, and credits can change unless you lock.

Seller help

If the seller helps with closing costs

Sometimes the seller can pay part of your closing costs. Move from $0 to the allowed maximum to see how that changes the cash you bring to closing. Each option uses its own home price when figuring the cap.

Each loan type has a maximum the seller can contribute. That cap depends on the loan program and how large the loan is compared with the home price. This slider does not change your interest rate.

$0Highest allowed among these options: $18,000

$0

Credit used for 20% down

$75,399

Cash you’d bring after this credit

5% down

Home price $300,000 · 3% allowed · $9,000

Seller help applied
-$0
Cash with no seller help
$30,899
Cash after seller help
$30,899

10% down

Home price $300,000 · 6% allowed · $18,000

Seller help applied
-$0
Cash with no seller help
$45,399
Cash after seller help
$45,399

15% down

Home price $300,000 · 6% allowed · $18,000

Seller help applied
-$0
Cash with no seller help
$60,399
Cash after seller help
$60,399

20% down

Home price $300,000 · 6% allowed · $18,000

Seller help applied
-$0
Cash with no seller help
$75,399
Cash after seller help
$75,399

Fees explained

What these fees mean

Tap the information icon on any charge to see what it is, where that amount goes, and whether it is loan pricing or something else.

Other company

Appraisal Fee

$675

An independent valuation of the property used to help confirm the home’s value for the mortgage transaction.

Appraisal Fee

$675

Set aside for bills

Initial Escrow Deposit

$3,650.01

Money placed into the escrow account at closing to help fund future property tax and homeowners insurance bills.

Initial Escrow Deposit

$3,650.01

Paid ahead

Prepaid Interest

$614

Interest covering the partial period between closing and the period included in the first scheduled mortgage payment.

Prepaid Interest

$614

Paid ahead

Homeowners Insurance Premium

$3,600

The premium paid to insure the property against covered losses.

Homeowners Insurance Premium

$3,600

Discount points

Discount Points

$4,750

A discount point is cash you pay at closing to buy a lower interest rate. That is a different bucket from origination charges, even though both are loan pricing. When it is a discount point, you are buying the rate down.

Discount Points

$4,750

Where the money goes

Who gets the money?

Cash at closing is not the same as “fees paid to the lender.”

Some of this money becomes your ownership in the home. Some pays companies that do the work. Some covers bills you’d have as a homeowner anyway. Some is set aside for upcoming tax and insurance bills.

  • Becomes your ownership

    Down payment (your equity)

    $60,000
  • Set aside for bills

    Bills paid ahead and future tax/insurance reserves

    $6,150
  • Other company

    Other closing services

    $5,680
  • Underwriting fee

    Underwriting fee

    $1,195
  • Discount points

    Discount points

    $5,200
  • Recording / government

    Recording and government fees

    $174

Example cash-to-close allocation totaling $78,399.

Over time

What it might cost over time

Compare how much interest, insurance, and principal each down payment can add up to. These are examples using the numbers on this page.

  • 5% down
  • 10% down
  • 15% down
  • 20% down

5% down

Interest paid
$75,590.43
Mortgage insurance paid
$5,842.80
Principal paid
$21,490.77
Remaining balance
$263,509.23

10% down

Interest paid
$71,611.97
Mortgage insurance paid
$4,185
Principal paid
$20,359.63
Remaining balance
$249,640.37

15% down

Interest paid
$67,633.56
Mortgage insurance paid
$2,677.80
Principal paid
$19,228.44
Remaining balance
$235,771.56

20% down

Interest paid
$63,655.11
Mortgage insurance paid
$0
Principal paid
$18,097.29
Remaining balance
$221,902.71

Interest paid over the selected horizon: 5% down $75,590.43. 10% down $71,611.97. 15% down $67,633.56. 20% down $63,655.11

Paying extra

What if you paid a little extra?

See how adding a little more toward the loan each month can change how soon you pay it off and how much interest you pay.

Calculated for 20% down from the payment and rate shown, not a guess.

$0 to $1,000 extra per month

$250

Extra each month

9 years, 2 months sooner

Estimated payoff sooner

$86,397.67

Estimated interest saved

Original payment plan

Estimated payoff
September 1, 2056
Total interest
$250,517.16
Balance at 5 years
$221,902.71
Balance at 10 years
$198,093.24

Accelerated payment plan

Estimated payoff
July 1, 2047
Estimated total interest
$164,119.49
Balance at 5 years
$204,682.95
Balance at 10 years
$158,218.49
  • Original payment plan
  • Accelerated payment plan

Line chart comparing remaining loan balance under the original payment plan and a plan with $250 extra toward the loan each month.

Choosing with confidence

Choose the numbers that fit your life

Today

What payment and cash at closing feel comfortable right now?

Your timeline

How long do you realistically expect to keep this loan?

Flexibility

How important is keeping cash on hand, a lower required payment, and room to change later?

There is not always one universally “best” loan. The goal is to understand the tradeoffs and choose the option that best supports your situation.

Let’s talk

Questions about any of the numbers?

Niko Kramer

Niko Kramer

Mortgage Loan Officer, Satori Mortgage

NMLS #2180891

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