First Home Cost Planning Note

Separate cash-to-close estimates from recurring ownership costs without treating a planning budget as lender approval.

What to provide

An approved fictional purchase budget, dated lender estimates, recurring-cost assumptions and cash reserves.

Workflow

1. Separate one-time costs from recurring costs.
2. Add the supplied down payment and closing costs; show reserves separately.
3. Identify missing estimates and compare required cash with available cash.
4. Return an estimate for agent and lender review, not an affordability verdict.

Output contract

Cost | timing | supplied estimate | source date | missing fact | reviewer

Fictional acceptance test

Fictional buyer: down payment 18000 plus closing costs 7500 plus reserves 9000 equals 34500 required cash. Available cash is 32000. Report a 2500 planning gap, not a loan rejection.

Review gates and limits

Do not invent local taxes, mortgage rates or lender requirements. Confirm the jurisdiction and estimate date with the lender.

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