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Down-payment savings calendar

Estimate how many monthly deposits remain before your chosen cash target is funded. Keep closing costs and protected reserves separate.

Use the same period and property scenario throughout. Required fields can contain zero, but no quote is supplied for you.

Worksheet total

Complete the sheet to see this scenario.

Assumptions to check

Subtract available goal savings from the target, then divide the gap by the planned monthly deposit and round upward. A funded goal needs no more deposits; a zero deposit cannot close an unfunded gap. This is a no-growth cash plan, not an investment projection.