Uncategorized June 6, 2026

How to use “Buy Downs” to lower monthly payments

How to use buy downs to lower monthly payments

 

 Example:  Purchase price of 1.5M with 20% down and use 34K to    a) reduce price    vs   b) buy down the interest rate

 

a) Use 34K to reduce the purchase price: loan of 1,172,00 at 6.25% equals $7216 month pmt

b) Use 34K to buy down the interest rate:  loan of 1,500,000 at 5.25% equals  $6626 month pmt

 

 Savings:   $590 mo
 See if your lender can do this.  If not contact lender Cynthia Darnell (925-989-5302 cdarnell@c2financial.com) for this kind of loan