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Explore and understand a homebuying budget, monthly payment, cash needed, and household fit. Use the guides to learn the terms behind the numbers.
Use the free calculators →Homebuyer Decision Toolkit
Keep your homebuying numbers in one place.
Compare homes and mortgage offers, organize estimated costs, and plan your next steps with one Excel toolkit.
Our online calculators and guides remain free. The toolkit is an optional paid download.
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Optional Homebuyer Decision Toolkit
Organize multiple homes, mortgage offers, cash planning, and related decisions in one desktop Excel workbook.
The toolkit organizes your planning; it does not make the calculations more accurate.
What it helps you organize
One place for the decisions around the numbers
- Compare up to three homes using your own priorities and ratings.
- Compare up to three mortgage offers using information you enter.
- Estimate monthly housing costs beyond principal and interest.
- Organize cash-to-close estimates and the savings remaining after purchase.
- Plan first-year expenses and homebuying next steps.
The workbook helps you compare and organize information you enter. It does not select a home or loan, determine mortgage approval, or guarantee savings.
Real product previews
See how the worksheets work together
Fictional example data. The customer workbook is supplied blank for you to complete with your own planning figures. Select any preview to enlarge it.
Decision dashboard
Bring key purchase, payment, and cash-planning figures into one overview.
Home comparison
Rate as many as three homes using the priorities that matter to you.
Cash and cushion
Organize estimated purchase cash and what you plan to keep after buying.
Short product walkthrough
See the toolkit in action
Watch a brief demonstration using fictional example data. Playback starts only when you choose play.
What buyers receive
One ZIP download with five files
- HomeBuyersPath-Decision-Toolkit.xlsxEight-tab Excel workbook
- HomeBuyersPath-Home-Tour-Sheet.pdfPrintable home-tour notes
- HomeBuyersPath-Closing-Day-Checklist.pdfPrintable closing-day checklist
- HomeBuyersPath-Quick-Start-Guide.pdfThree-page setup guide
- HomeBuyersPath-Product-Notes.txtPlain-text product notes
How it works
From Etsy to your plan
- 1
Purchase the digital toolkit on Etsy.
- 2
Download and extract the ZIP on a computer.
- 3
Read the Quick Start Guide, then enter your personal planning figures in Excel.
Before you buy
Requirements and limitations
- Desktop Microsoft Excel is required and is not included.
- Compatibility with Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, Excel for the web, and mobile spreadsheet apps has not been verified.
- The model uses US dollars and monthly, fixed-rate, fully amortizing loan scenarios.
- This is a one-time toolkit purchase, not a HomeBuyersPath subscription.
- No physical product is shipped.
- Calculations are educational planning estimates, not lender quotes, mortgage approval, or personalized financial advice.
Created by HomeBuyersPath with AI-assisted development, writing, and design.
Ready to organize your plan?
Keep the numbers you are comparing in one workbook.
Digital download · Desktop Microsoft Excel required. Microsoft Excel is sold separately.