This is a tool that calculates the cost of owning a house on a periodic basis by adding up all the individual costs.

For this calculation, it is necessary to supply the following information:

• The mortgage instalment as a yearly, quarterly, monthly (default) or weekly amount.
• The property taxes as a yearly, quarterly, monthly (default) or weekly amount.
• The insurance as a yearly, quarterly, monthly (default) or weekly amount.
• The cost of repairs and maintenance as a yearly, quarterly, monthly (default) or weekly amount.
• The total payment for utilities as a yearly, quarterly, monthly (default) or weekly amount. If you need a tool to sum up the individual utility payments to obtain this total, then you can use the Total Utility Bill Reckoner.
• The cost of house improvements as a yearly, quarterly, monthly (default) or weekly amount.

Associated tool link: http://www.coggit.com/tools/cost_of_owning_a_house.html