The headline number
$145,472
That's what waiting 2 years to buy a $450,000 home could cost you — in higher price, bigger loan, more interest, and rent burned.
Home later
$491,411
+$41,411
Payment/mo
$2,563
now $2,347
Rent burned
$51,156
while waiting
Equity forgone
$49,278
you'd have built it
Your situation
What homes you're looking at cost right now
How fast local home values climb each year
The rate you expect to lock in
Paying rent right now?
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What you pay in rent each month
How much your rent rises annually
Loan assumptions
Percent of the price you'll put down
Length of the mortgage in years
How long you delay buying
What waiting costs you
Price appreciation
$41,411
$450,000 → $491,411
Extra down payment
$8,282
$90,000 → $98,282
Extra lifetime interest
$44,622
A pricier home means a bigger loan — this is the added interest you'd pay across all 30 years of the mortgage.
Rent while waiting
$51,156
$2,100/mo
Total cost of waiting
$145,472
Price hike + larger down payment + extra interest + rent burned
Cost grows every year
How this is calculated
- • Appreciation compounds the home price by your annual rate over the waiting period.
- • Larger loan — a higher price means a bigger mortgage and more lifetime interest.
- • Down payment grows with the price, so you must save more to buy later.
- • Rent (when on) is summed monthly, growing at your rent-inflation rate, and treated as money you can't recover.
- • Equity forgone estimates principal paid down plus appreciation you'd have owned by now.
Estimates only — not financial advice. Actual costs depend on your market, taxes, and loan terms.
Your next step
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