Home-Choice-Pro

Overview

Many home buyers use a calculator to determine their monthly house payment, but they are often surprised by additional, unexpected payments that come with home ownership. This project aims to create a comprehensive mortgage calculator application that will benefit potential home buyers and realtors by helping them determine the price of a house that is realistically within their budget.

Installation & Contributing

1. Reference CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions.

Key Features

• Monthly Budget Calculation: Determine the maximum house price based on the user's monthly budget.
• Comprehensive Expense Calculation: Calculate monthly expenses including principal, interest, property taxes, and insurance.
• Hidden Costs: Factor in hidden costs such as ongoing maintenance, potential repairs, homeowners’ association fees, etc.
• User-Friendly Interface: Desktop GUI designed for ease of use by consumers and realtors.
• Additional Analysis: Potential features to analyze the long-term financial impact of renting versus buying and to calculate mortgage with direct input.

Benefits

• Accurate Budget Estimation: Helps users get an accurate estimate of the price range of homes they can afford.
• Transparent Cost Breakdown: Provides transparency on all possible costs associated with home ownership.
• Informed Decision-Making: Empowers users with detailed financial insights to make informed home-buying decisions.

File Structure

├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── home-choice-pro
│   ├── docs
│   │   └── user_guide.md
│   ├── images
│   │   └── Gemini_Generated_Image_njly4xnjly4xnjly.jpeg
│   ├── main.py
│   ├── models
│   │   ├── affordability_calculator.py
│   │   └── __init__.py
│   ├── resources
│   │   ├── main_window.ui
│   │   ├── pop_up_error_window.ui
│   │   └── resources.qrc
│   ├── resources_rc.py
│   ├── tests
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── test_models
│   │   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   │   └── test_affordability_calculator.py
│   │   └── test_views
│   │       ├── __init__.py
│   │       └── test_main_window.py
│   └── views
│       ├── __init__.py
│       ├── main_window.py
│       ├── main_window_ui.py
│       ├── pop_up_error_window.py
│       └── pop_up_error_window_ui.py
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
└── requirements.txt

Contributors:

• Randy Shreeves
• Josh Voyles
• Joey Garcia
• Zaria Gibbs

LICENSE

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license - see the LICENSE file for details.