1. Home buying case study John Berka

2. John Berka • 49 years old wife passed away a few years ago • Lives in a bigger home worth 190000.00 owes 45000 • Car payment 529.00, child support 420.00 • Puts 650.00 month into a 403b plan • Many years has lived beyond his means • Able to pay of 100,000.00 of consumer debt with life insurance policy coverage from wife's death. • Net worth of 353,760.00 • Makes 60,000.00 from teaching, and 12,000.00 from a small business yearly

3. Condo $119,000 Pros: Close to city Tennis court, pool, parking garage, storage. Nice area Cons: Close to other people Not a lot of space expensive

4. apartment $585 a month Pros: Convenient walking distance to theatre, park and stores. Lots of storage, and included storage shed. Washer and dryer hook-ups. Private complex. No apartment above or below. Private parking Old people community Cons: Not able to purchase. Limited storage. Small space. Live by old people. One level.

5. $100,00000 <a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5261/2696354/0/5547/ADTECH;loc=300;sub1=&loan=100000;misc=1382019005;rdclick=" target="_blank"><imgsrc="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5261/2696354/0/5547/ADTECH;loc=300;misc=1382019005" border="0" width="113" height="93"></a> Lovely Salt Lake City Rambler 5793 S 4580 W Salt Lake City, UT   84118   |   Oct 16, 2013 M Family home 100,000.00 80,000.00 Pros: Nice neighborhood and safe Close to mall, golf courses and hospital Over 800 sqft Heating and cooling Newer and better condition Pros: 3 bedroom Bigger yard Over 1000 sqft Heating and cooling Good location Cons: smaller space and yard Ugly paint Cons: Older house, needs work Stores not in walking distance Possibly dangerous area

6. Renting Vs. Buying • Renting: • Lower cost • Mobility • Less keep up on property • Always have to pay • Monthly price may change • Close to other people • Unable to build assets • Buying: • Able to build asset • No more payments after its paid off • Set mortgage payment

7. Needs from wants • Johns needs: • Lower priced house • Lower payment • 2 bedrooms • Small yard and space • Parking Johns wants: Big house and yard Space for lots of toys 3+ bedrooms Nice neighborhood Conveniently located close to work and amenities

8. Estimated initial cost • Down payment needed $16,000.00 it would take john 4 1/2 months to save enough for the down payment with the money he earns after expenses. With the money in his checking and saving he will only have to wait about 3 months. • With additional costs it will take him longer.

9. MORTGAGE LOAN • John qualifies for a $102,660.00 mortgage loan at 8.5 percent. • John should get a 15 year loan because he is 49 he will be retired and still paying the loan if he gets a longer loan • Fixed rate mortgage will be beneficial so that his rate won’t rise. • John will be purchasing a $65,000.00 dollar loan.

10. Paying off the mortgage • It will take him 15 years to pay off the complete mortgage unless he pays extra then he can cut the time by many years or if he sales his current house and pays off the house completely. • With his high interest rate he will pay $640.00 a month which is half of what he pays now but he will end up paying $50,214.00 in interest if he goes the whole 15 years making minimum payments. • $65,000.00 will go to the mortgage. • Makes 6000.00 a month in income

11. Best choice for john • Small single family home. • Home with a smaller monthly payment. • Use the money he receives from selling his home to pay of the new home, pay off his car, and invest the rest into his retirement plans. • He is likely to live in the small house until he dies.