The cost of the home you can afford to purchase is a direct reflection of the amount of money you have available on a monthly basis with which to run your home plus the amount of your downpayment.
Amount of money available monthly, $T This figure includes the money available to pay for the mortgage plus property taxes, heat, hydro, water and sewage, insurance and maintenance (TMI)
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TMI, see Cost of Home Ownership
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Amount available for mortgage payment, $M: $M = $T - TMI
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$M @ ____% interest amortized over ____years services a debt of, P
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Downpayment, D
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Maximum purchase price = D + P
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Note: Most purchasers find that the amount of money they can qualify to borrow combined with the TMI of a property, in fact, exceeds the amount of money they can afford or want to spend on a monthly basis in order to own a home. Click here to go to CMHC Mortgage Calculator.