FHA Loans
FHA insured loans are also available to teachers and officers as a part of a HUD’s efforts to revitalize low to moderate income neighborhoods. Full-time state certified teachers, whether employed by public school or private, can purchase a home in their district using a FHA insured loan as long as they are in good standing with their employer. Likewise, full-time police officers can purchase a home with a fifty percent discount using a FHA insured loan and a $100.00 down payment.
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Bad Credit Refinance
If interest rates have dropped considerably since you obtained your loan, refinancing now can help you lock in the current low rate. Also, if your loan term is too short or too long, refinancing can help you find the repayment period that suites you best. If the terms of your loan are not what you need, you do not have to suffer with it for the next ten to twenty years. Refinance and find the loan that you want.
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Home Equity
Home equity is the amount of the value of your home that you own, meaning what you have already paid for. This amount can be calculated by subtracting your mortgage from the total market value of your home. For example a house worth $180,000 with a $100,000 mortgage has an equity of $80,000. Generally, lenders will allow a homeowner to borrow 80-85% of their home equity. Fill out our short form to contact lenders about your home equity loan. Alternatively, a secured home equity loans application can be found here.
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Rates
Your interest rate is perhaps the most important factor of your loan and can often decide whether or not you will be happy with your loan in the long run. Current interest rates are widely considered to be remarkably low and locking in a low interest rate can save you money.
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Mortgage Calc
Using a mortgage calc can also help you ensure that your loan terms will not cause negative amortization. Amortization is the schedule of repayment of your mortgage through monthly payments of principal and interest . Negative amortization occurs when the monthly payments set by the lender are not high enough to cover interest and principal. This causes the outstanding balance of the mortgage to increase instead of decrease as the repayment period goes on. Negative amortization can cause a homeowner to default on the loan, and though uncommon, all borrowers should be certain that set monthly payments are high enough to cover both the interest and principal of the loan.
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Mortgage Refiancing
Mortgage refinancing is the repayment of a current mortgage using a new mortgage. This new mortgage should have an interest rate at least 2% lower than the original rate or else it may not be worthwhile for the homeowner. By obtaining a loan with a lower interest rate, you should be able to save hundreds, if not thousands the time your loan is paid off.
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Refinancing Your Home
Also, if you are refinancing to change terms or to take cash out to cover a major purchase and are not as concerned about your rate, money down can be exchanged for an increased interest rate. Generally this is when a homeowner pays, or does not pay, the points that can affect the loan’s interest rate. One point is the same as one percent of the loan. On $100,000 loan, one point would be $1,000. Usually, each point unpaid adds 1/8 to ¼ of one percent to the interest rate. Depending on the borrower’s priorities, points may be paid or a higher interest rate may be taken. Borrowers should be careful of lenders offering refinancing that includes no points. This often means that higher interest rates are built in.
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