This post will show you how to reduce mortgage fees and get the best rate possible. I have been refinancing and taking out new mortgages since 2003. As a result, I’ve become an expert at squeezing as much value as possible out of every mortgage. Mortgage fees are an inevitability. How do you expect anybody
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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a 5/1 ARM and a 5/5 ARM or a 7/1 ARM and a 7/6 ARM and so forth? Let me explain in this article because the difference adds to another dilemma mortgage borrowers should consider. An adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is a home loan with an introductory
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Since 2009, I have encouraged Financial Samurai readers to take out an adjustable-rate mortgage instead of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. The rationale was that we were in a downward interest rate channel, so why pay more in interest if you don’t have to? Further, the average homeownership tenure back in 2009 was only around 5-7
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Even though a no-cost refinance sounds great, there’s really no free lunch. A no-cost refinance has costs. The costs are just not visible upon closing. The refinance costs are baked in by charging the borrower a higher mortgage rate. Here are all the mortgage fees in a no-cost refinance. It’s like marrying someone for their
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You may want to pay down extra principal to qualify for a mortgage refinance. When mortgage rates are low, paying down principal to qualify for a lower mortgage rate is a smart move. The return on your capital could actually be quite high. But when mortgages are high, as they still are today, they paying
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As a multiple property owner, I’ve done a lot of refinances over the last twenty years. So just how long does it take to refinance a mortgage loan nowadays? The short answer is: 2-3 months on average. This is up from one month on average before the global financial crisis. With rising mortgage rates in
Let’s look at the best time of the month or year to refinance a mortgage. If you can refinance at a better time of the year, you might be able to get a lower mortgage rate and save. The best time of the month to refinance your mortgage is the last two weeks of the
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It’s not easy refinancing a rental property mortgage nowadays. The lending market has tightened up with higher rates and fears of another recession. This article will discuss the documents needed to refinance a rental property mortgage. Rental property mortgages are always between 25 to 50 basis points higher than a primary home mortgage due to
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Years ago, I announced why I’m paying down my mortgage early. I ended up paying off a mortgage in 15 years and feel great about it. As an early retiree who started the modern-day FIRE movement in 2009, I suggest paying off your mortgage early too. Ideally, we should all pay down our mortgage before
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As stocks sell off in part due to higher interest rates, the question now turns to how higher mortgage rates will affect the housing market? You might automatically think higher mortgage rates are negative for the housing market. But let’s look at the other side. One of the reasons why I like investing in real
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