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Also factor in $12,000 in closing costs and $2,000/month in rent savings to show me the break-even timeline.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"First-time buyer affordability check","prompt":"I'm looking at a $380,000 condo at 55 Main St, Denver CO 80203 — can you tell me what my monthly PITI would be with 10% down, a 6.9% 30-year fixed rate, $250/month HOA, 0.5% annual property tax rate, and $900/year for homeowners insurance?"},{"title":"Rent vs. buy break-even analysis","prompt":"Help me figure out how many months it would take to break even buying instead of renting — the home is $650,000 in zip 94103 CA, I'd put 25% down at 7.1% for 30 years, closing costs are $18,000, and I'm currently paying $3,200/month in rent."},{"title":"Investor property cost modeling","prompt":"What are the all-in monthly carrying costs on a $275,000 rental property at 820 Elm St, Memphis TN 38104 — assuming 15% down, 7.5% interest, 15-year term, 1.8% annual property tax rate, $1,100/year insurance, no HOA, and $8,500 in closing costs?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns an itemized monthly payment breakdown (principal, interest, taxes, insurance, HOA), estimated transfer taxes, total closing cost figure, and a month-by-month break-even comparison between buying and renting — mirroring the same record set as the free locus_property_math_calculator tool.","failureModes":["Invalid or missing zip code (must be 5-digit US zip) returns validation error","purchasePrice of 0 or negative triggers exclusiveMinimum constraint failure","interestRatePercent or downPaymentPercent out of 0-100 range returns schema error","Missing required fields (purchasePrice, loanAmount, or interestRatePercent) returns 400 bad request","Payment failure on x402 route results in 402 Payment Required with no calculation returned","State abbreviation not matching 2-letter format returns validation error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this paid x402 endpoint when your agent runtime cannot call Locus free REST or MCP tools (locus_property_math_calculator). It is otherwise functionally identical — same inputs, same output records — but costs $0.01 USDC per call. Prefer the free sibling when available. Use this endpoint when operating in a paid-only agentic context, when integrating with x402-compatible payment infrastructure, or when you need a reliable, metered call with guaranteed SLA.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-29T12:35:28.419Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"locus-piti-transfer-tax-closing-cost-break-even-calculator-b9a811e0"}