The secrets we are about to reveal you in the article could literally change your financial life in making you save thousands of dollars! Is it possible to shorten the amortization term of a 35-years home mortgage loan at 20 or even 10 or 15 years, often without paying more every year? Yes!
OK. You just [...]
Today, when you borrow a home mortgage loan, there is flexibility in the amortization periods that are available. Some banks have even created customized strategies.
Some banks let you repay on a longer term than 25, say, 30 and even 35 years.
But don’t forget, longer is the term of your home mortgage, higher is the interest [...]
As we saw in the previous article, there are several ways to save enough money to get a good amount to pay on your home mortgage loan as down payment. Here is an example to save $35,000 for your down payment.
OK. You decided to set aside $35,000 for your down payment, and you allow 5 years [...]
Home mortgage loan is probably a topic that affects many of us. After all, buying a home is complex and important and it is logical that it arouses emotions!
Few years ago, you had to have 25% down payment to qualify for a conventional home mortgage loan.
Then, federal government decided to encourage purchase of houses and change [...]
The purchase of a home is usually the largest expense you will make in your life and your home mortgage loan will be your biggest debt.
Even if you spent the time you need to calculate how much it will cost to pay off your house, many other expenses are related to the purchase of a [...]
When you buy a house, banks will consider several factors in order to borrow you a home mortgage. Let’s take a good scenario: you have no debt…
In this ideal case, to know how much money bank will give you for your home mortgage loan, take your gross monthly income and multiply it by 33%. The [...]
As we saw in a previous article, there are three types of home mortgage consultants. So, is it better to work with a broker, a mortgage seller or employees of banks?
There are excellent employees in banks, excellent sellers and excellent brokers. But one thing is sure: the expertise and integrity is really important.
Is the home [...]
Even if rates are very attractive, bad economic news and the recession hold back buyers to get their first home… Even if the economy is not in best health, interest rates of some banks, it could be time to get your first mortgage or refinancing home.
For few times, the phone rings a lot in the [...]
A great number of investors, banks and government included, would be happy to accurately predict the direction of mortgage rates!
Even if we know all the relevant data about rates, we will not be able to accurately predict whether rates will fall by ½% or ¼%, or if they grow up next week or next month.
You [...]
Here are details on fees and expenses we have been presented. The house was for sale at $280,000 and owners sought buyers for months. Once we visited the house few times, we made an official offer of $260,000 (we had the home mortgage pre-approval).
We left our broker manage everything. Bank hired an expert to estimates [...]