Of course, this is just one
scenario — the rate could also go down or stay the
same, and even remain lower than comparable fixed - rate
mortgages.
Now, with the numbers in your
scenario run correctly, you can compare to the numbers ran if you take that
same $ 2375 payment ($ 1073.64
Mortgage payment + $ 1301.36 HELOC payment) and just pay that each month on your 5 % loan.
Here's an example of a $ 100,000 cash - out refi using the
same scenario above, provided by Paul Skeens, president of Colonial
Mortgage Group in Waldorf, Md.: Your new mortgage amount on your $ 400,000 home will be $ 300,000, with a new fixed rate for 30 years at 4.375 percent, plus half a point (0.5 percent of the loan
Mortgage Group in Waldorf, Md.: Your new
mortgage amount on your $ 400,000 home will be $ 300,000, with a new fixed rate for 30 years at 4.375 percent, plus half a point (0.5 percent of the loan
mortgage amount on your $ 400,000 home will be $ 300,000, with a new fixed rate for 30 years at 4.375 percent, plus half a point (0.5 percent of the loan amount).