Not exact matches
So your argument is that because interest rates have been kept artificially low (effectively ripping everyone
off with a manipulated money supply that's becoming more worthless by the day) that paying 6 % for a
mortgage (which at one
point was low) is getting ripped
off?
At this
point my investments are not sufficient to pay
off my
mortgage.
You might also want life insurance to cover college expenses for your kids if you die, or pay
off your
mortgage at that
point, or to pay for funeral expenses, or to protect the income your business gets from a key employee.
When asked just who was pushing the great explosion of
mortgage lending, Mr. Bernanke
pointed to the
mortgage packagers — Wall Street profiting from the commissions and rake -
offs it was making by pretending that the loans were not bad.
A 5 %
mortgage rate will trim
off some homebuyers at the margin but is unlikely to derail demand at this
point.
The older guys on here may well relate to the fact that after years of paying
off their
mortgages, there comes a
point when they can / could afford bigger, better holidays etc, as the demands of repayments reduced.
At one
point the house, that was never
mortgaged because of the cash settlement from the fire, was
mortgaged just to pay
off the debt, which was then accrued again.
Now that I have some land I'm trying to learn to grow some of my own food, and I already round up the
mortgage payment every month even though money is super tight, but if I get $ 100k extra in writing income over the next however many years, I could pay
off the
mortgage, get proper insulation for this drafty old place, and put solar panels on the roof, at which
point I could live comfortably on about $ 1000 a month (except for the unexpected stuff), so that is my current dream.
Just make your monthly
mortgage payment using a rewards card, rack up
points, then pay
off the card bill before interest accrues.
Discounts of 70 basis
points off the prime lending rate means that variable rate
mortgages are now below 2.0 %.
From this
point forward, borrowers who apply for an FHA home loan are no longer subject to a post-payment interest charge when they pay
off the
mortgage in the future.
I could also pay
off the
mortgages at that time (I will still owe roughly $ 475,000 at that
point) and use the higher net cash flow as a higher passive income stream.
One misconception: It isn't worth making extra principal payments when a
mortgage is close to being paid
off because, at that
point, you aren't getting charged much in total interest.
If you are able to negotiate a short sale without ever being late on your
mortgage — which is extremely rare — it's only about 10 to 20
points off your score.
yes and no its definitely not charitable as they are making money of
off you but depending on the outside conditions if you had to pay a
mortgage on that condo with only 35k in payments to start
off it would more than likely exceed 500 dollars a month however there would always be a
point were the
mortgage would end and it dosent sound like thats going to be the case with you paying your parents so it depends on how long your going to have that condo and how much
mortgage would have been.
Paying
off mortgages early either because a property is sold or refinanced reduces the value of
points.
The closer you get to 43 % (aka the magic DTI cut -
off point), the less likely you are to be approved for a
mortgage.
However, the appraisal value may actually be $ 120,000 at which
point the investor could take out a
mortgage for $ 120,000, pay
off the first
mortgage of $ 80,000 while recouping the $ 20,000 invested netting a profit of $ 20,000.
My
point is that as long as the interest rate you are borrowing at is lower than the rate you can reasonably get in the market, you would be better
off to invest rather than pay down the
mortgage.
Citi's advertised
mortgage rates are slightly tricky to navigate because they assume the purchase of discount
points, which shave percentage
points off the initial number in exchange for an upfront fee.
I just want to
point out that although you mentioned retiring your
mortgage in half the time in your post, by making an extra principal payment every month you will pay it
off much more quickly than half the time.
What this all
points to is that you should be considered for a
mortgage beginning in July 2016, your credit cards included in the bankruptcy should fall
off of your credit report around October 2017 and your Chapter 7 bankruptcy public record item should be removed from your credit report in July 2021.
For instance, a homeowner may find that cash - out refinancing is a way of borrowing cash at an interest rate (i.e. the interest rate on the new
mortgage) that is lower than he or she could get with a personal loan and without losing the ability to write
off interest and
points (i.e. fees you pay to your
mortgage lender to reduce your interest rate) on your taxes.
I'm working with a singleminded intensity at this
point to pay
off the credit card debt, at which
point I plan to begin paying additional principal on the
mortgage.
At some
point the kids will be independent and their
mortgage will be paid
off.
Until this
point it had been plainly understood when an individual with a reverse
mortgage — or a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HEMC) as HUD calls them — moved, sold or passed away that the loan could be entirely paid off by giving title to the
mortgage — or a Home Equity Conversion
Mortgage (HEMC) as HUD calls them — moved, sold or passed away that the loan could be entirely paid off by giving title to the
Mortgage (HEMC) as HUD calls them — moved, sold or passed away that the loan could be entirely paid
off by giving title to the lender.
Beyond these
points, you are better
off investing the funds than using them to pay
off your
mortgage faster.
In the figure below we have tried to show, for three assumed ROI's, at what
Mortgage Ratio your will find the tipping point between benefitting from paying off your mortgage faster or better invest into assets (stock, bonds, ETF's, rental property
Mortgage Ratio your will find the tipping
point between benefitting from paying
off your
mortgage faster or better invest into assets (stock, bonds, ETF's, rental property
mortgage faster or better invest into assets (stock, bonds, ETF's, rental property, etc.).
You might deduct
points over the loan's life and pay the
mortgage off early.
Focus on the Benefits: Write down all of the benefits of paying
off your
mortgage and the freedom you will enjoy at that
point.
If so, you can deduct the remaining
points the year you pay
off the
mortgage.
We want to pay our
mortgage off in 20 years (which is the longest, least tangible goal at this
point) and be completely debt free (less the
mortgage) within 5 years.
«For example, putting down 10 % instead of 9.9 % saves you 0.75 percentage
points off your entire
mortgage amount.
Commercial
mortgage is mostly assumable, so that you can sell
off your property easily at any
point of time without worrying about breaking your
mortgage and paying extra penalty.
Different lenders place different
point values on the same bits of information thus while you will never see the exact same credit score from a car and
mortgage lender they typically are not very far
off, typical variations range from 10 - 30
points.
«And ironically, here is what that disparity ultimately leads: the wholesale channels for third party originations gets choked
off as the industry
points fingers at
mortgage brokers.
It is important to
point out that our
mortgages still have the same interest write
off's as do real property
mortgages.
If you plan on remaining in the property for a long time and will not pay down or pay
off the
mortgage, it may make sense for you to pay «
Points» in exchange for a lower interest rate.
From that
point on, I've worked hard to pay
off my
mortgage and credit card debt.»
The VA
Mortgage Loan allows borrowers to pay
off their home loan at any
point without having to worry about a pre-payment penalty.
Our
mortgage points calculator allows you to decide whether you're better
off paying
points to lower your interest rate or adding that money to your down payment.
Each
point you buy will knock one - eighth to one - quarter of a percentage
point off your
mortgage rate, which is less than
points would buy a few years ago.
We may want to accelerate our
mortgage payoff at some
point, or even save up and pay it
off in one big payment ahead of that 15 - year mark.
If we re-financed, we'd chart a path to pay
off the
mortgage when I was 57, and at the
points where the kids would be
A case in
point: Those who take on too much debt, can't get it paid
off by retirement — and end up servicing huge
mortgages and other loans long after their paychecks have come to an end.
The report
pointed out that the first tiem buyers or the move up buyers may come out
off the sideline due to available housing choices and the recent raise in
mortgage rate.
By the time we get to that
point, it will be relatively easy (due to amortization of existing 15 year
mortgages) to pay
off a small balance loan to add on the next one.
Cash is better used to pay down debts — This is a reasonable
point, but because I am talking mostly about investing for the future, I am operating under the assumption that you don't have an unreasonable debt burden and large debts like
mortgages will be paid
off by the time you retire or otherwise need your money.
Heck if I get to the
point of wanting to pay
off my
mortgage all I have to do is use some of the investment funds (which probably will surpass my total
mortgage in a few years) to pay it
off.
From
mortgage penalties, to paying
off the
mortgage debt faster, to closing costs to possible appreciation value, to decorating tips, these apps and online tools are a good starting
point.