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Updated over 4 years ago, 06/01/2020

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Matt Byrne
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  • Chicago, IL
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Question on Property Taxes and Insurance

Matt Byrne
  • New to Real Estate
  • Chicago, IL
Posted

BiggerPockets! Hope everyone is doing well.

I have been analyzing properties using Zillow, and follow Brandon Turner's advice to look for the "home run" number on each property (whatever purchasing price would make it a great deal). I'm noticing that when I lower the purchasing price on Zillow's calculator, the estimated monthly cost, which includes principal & interest, property taxes, and home insurance, lowers, which makes sense. The thing that's confusing me is that property taxes and home insurance estimates decrease, and I am not sure if this is accurate. So for example:

Purchase price: $120,000

Estimated principal & interest: $432/month

Estimated property taxes: $118/month

Estimated home insurance: $42/month

If I change the purchase price to $120,000, the estimates become:

Purchase price: $100,000

Estimated principal & interest: $360/month

Estimated property taxes: $98/month

Estimated home insurance: $35/month

If I am running the numbers and comparing the cash flow for purchasing for $120,000 vs. $100,000, is it a better/more accurate approach to adjust all three of these numbers, or would it make sense that only the mortgage payment would decrease? If anyone has some insight, I'd appreciate it a lot!

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