Buying
2-1 buydown
The payment in years 1, 2 and 3+, and what the buydown costs — usually a seller or builder concession.
The permanent rate on the loan — you qualify at this one. A typical recent 30-year rate. Edit to your lender's quote.
What the buydown costs — and saves
$8,040 buydown cost
- Year 1 payment (at 4.69%)
- $1,813/mo
- Year 2 payment (at 5.69%)
- $2,029/mo
- Year 3 on, the note rate (6.69%)
- $2,256/mo
- First-year savings
- $443/mo
The $8,040 is the sum of every month’s difference, paid up front into an escrow that tops up your payment. That money is almost always a seller or builder concession written into the contract — not your cash. Refinance or sell early and the unused escrow usually goes to the loan balance.
Live listings whose agent flagged seller-paid concessions.
We’re not a lender. A temporary buydown does not change the note rate or what you qualify for; a permanent buydown (points) does — compare on Points vs. down payment. Concession caps (3–9% of price, by loan type and down payment) limit how much a seller can pay. Your lender prices the escrow exactly.
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Zin Team
Zin Mortgage Group
Reilly Hupfeldt
Orca Home Loans
Cindy West
Matador Lending
Gary Warstler
Rocket Mortgage
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