When Does RefinancingPay For Itself?
Closing costs ÷ monthly savings = the number of months until the refinance is truly yours. Find your break-even month before you sign anything.
Refinance Break-Even Calculator
When Will Refinancing Pay Off?
Enter your numbers to find your break-even point and see if refinancing makes sense for you.
Savings Timeline
Net savings after closing costs at each milestone
The one number that decides a refinance
Refinance decisions drown in details, but they reduce to one division problem: total closing costs divided by the monthly payment difference. The answer — your break-even point in months — is the minimum time you must keep the loan for the refinance to make sense. Sell, move, or refinance again before it, and the transaction cost you money; stay past it, and every month is genuine savings.
Be strict about the inputs: count the fees you will not get back (origination, appraisal, title — not escrow prepaids you would pay anyway), and use the payment difference on principal and interest only. The calculator walks you through each field.
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