The PMT function in Excel calculates the payment for a loan that has constant payments and a constant interest rate. This formula will not work with a flexible interest rate.
=PMT (rate, nper, pv, [fv], [type])
- Rate: Interest Rate per period
- Nper: The number of periods
- Pv: Present value of loan/investment
- Fv: Future value of the loan/investment – This is optional. If left blank, it will default to zero.
- Type: Defines if the payment is made at the start or end of the period. If left blank, defaults to zero.
0 – Payment is made at the end of the period
1 – Payment is made at the beginning of the period
PMT Function in Excel Example
In the above example, we are taking out a loan for $225,000 with a 30 year fixed interest rate of 3.75% (Very good rate). Over 30 years, we end up paying $375,123.63, with $150,123.63 in interest.
The above calculation using the PMT Function does not account for Homeowners Insurance or local/state taxes. Modifying the spreadsheet to include these calculations is very easy.
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