Customer Reviews

Texas Instruments BA Real Estate Financial Calculator

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During the many years going to college (I majored in Finance), working as a Banker, and now as a Realtor/Loan Officer, I have used many different financial calculators made by Sharp, HP, and Texas Instruments, etc. Each of the calculators I've tried has some good points and some bad ones. However, if you work in real estate, this calculator is made for you. It is loaded with excellent features specifically designed for this industry. I paid over $80 for my calculator when it first came out, and I felt I got every penny's worth. At the current price of less than forty bucks, it's absolutely a bargain!

Another reviewer on this page complains about the responsiveness of the keys. I simply don't have any problem like that at all. He or she must have had a defective one. I always tap the keys very fast, and the numbers come out all right.

In short, if you're heavily involved with real estate and mortgages, I highly recommend you to give this calculator a try!

Some reviewers say that they have a problem with not hitting the keys hard enough will give them bad results. I have to disagree. Maybe they did some design changes, cause now it is not a problem to quickly skim and hit the keys for accurate results. All the wasted time spent with with my old financial calc. and a pen and paper. Well worth the 32 bucks I paid. Highly recommended!!!

This is an excellent price for this calculator. I have priced them, and even "wholesale" through a broker it costs $60.00!

Very nice product, fully featured and at a bargain price

This calculator was very easy to learn how to use and was inexpensive. The problem however was that you had to press the keys "dead center". Any deflection on any key stroke would not give a result. This got old very quickly. After 6 months of use no amount of care in pressing the keys would allow a valid calculation.This time I'll try HP.

I've been a mortgage broker and user of 3 calulator for over 9 years. It is simple great! The other "reviewers" here that are whining about having to "hit the keys in the center" or their views about HP vs TI are babies and need to find a chat site where they can cry their woes with other losers.
Great product, buy it! Easy to use!

got it as a gift for christmas. havent had any problems with it.
ease to use and learn. highly recommeded.

Product was delivered on time, and quickly. It was the right product and in the condition stated. This is a reliable supplier whom I would not hesitate to use again.

This calculator was very easy to learn how to use and was inexpensive. The problem however was that you had to press the keys "dead center". Any deflection on any key stroke would not give a result. This got old very quickly. After 6 months of use no amount of care in pressing the keys would allow a valid calculation.This time I'll try HP.

In a Nutshell, look, TI is of course a fine company, well meaning, and surely "no" Enron!! Yet, I ask myself, why do they continue to manufacture financial calculators, calculators which, though I suppose well meant are surely outclassed by the HPs! Everyone has their nitch, I suppose, but in the area of financial calculators I suggest that TI stop bleminishing their otherwise good name and just defer to HP where financial calcularors are involved.
Ever have keys repeat on your HP? Tragically, you just cannot put full confidence in the TIs due to their problems in this area. To that I would add that it is more difficult to use the TI than the HP.
Hey, TI, you are great in your areas but... it in and get out of financial calculators!!
"A friend"!