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On Jan 21, 6:54*pm, Phisherman wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:15:32 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:44:49 -0800 (PST), "Equity & Mortgage" wrote: ... A home equity loan, also known as a second mortgage, allows homeowners to borrow money from their home's available equity. Home equity loans are commonly used for debt consolidation, educational expenses, unplanned emergencies, vehicle purchases, home improvements and other gifts and purchases. ... * *I would guess most home equity loans are used to buy something that the owner really needs like a vacation or a new car, when they Home equity loans are not a good idea, that is, unless you can get a 3% rate or less. *An equity loan should be used for required repairs only, that is, if you want to be financially responsible. I suppose. We got a home equity loan (not an LOC) for a four-year term to build my husband's workshop. I think the interest rate was around 8%. He's got the utility of the shop, and I think the interest was money well spent to increase his happiness. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Jan 22, 10:28*am, Cindy Hamilton
wrote: On Jan 21, 6:54*pm, Phisherman wrote: On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:15:32 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:44:49 -0800 (PST), "Equity & Mortgage" wrote: ... A home equity loan, also known as a second mortgage, allows homeowners to borrow money from their home's available equity. Home equity loans are commonly used for debt consolidation, educational expenses, unplanned emergencies, vehicle purchases, home improvements and other gifts and purchases. ... * *I would guess most home equity loans are used to buy something that the owner really needs like a vacation or a new car, when they Home equity loans are not a good idea, that is, unless you can get a 3% rate or less. *An equity loan should be used for required repairs only, that is, if you want to be financially responsible. I suppose. *We got a home equity loan (not an LOC) for a four-year term to build my husband's workshop. *I think the interest rate was around 8%. He's got the utility of the shop, and I think the interest was money well spent to increase his happiness. Cindy Hamilton 8%? I'm sorry. Mine is currently under 5% - lower than my mortgage, actually. Of course, it got cut off back when everything hit the fan, despite the fact that the only time it was ever used was to purchase the house. Y'see, I live in one of those areas where houses are so silly expensive that it made more sense to use a HELOC to allow me to purchase the house, rather than waiting until I'd saved enough for a 20% down payment. through the weirdnesses of our tax code, I'm paying off the HELOC faster than I'd have been adding to my savings account had I continued to rent, with the added benefit that i'm living in a house that I own, so I can improve it at my leisure rather than having to wait. nate |
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On Jan 22, 3:15*pm, N8N wrote:
8%? *I'm sorry. *Mine is currently under 5% - lower than my mortgage, actually. *Of course, it got cut off back when everything hit the fan, despite the fact that the only time it was ever used was to purchase the house. *Y'see, I live in one of those areas where houses are so silly expensive that it made more sense to use a HELOC to allow me to purchase the house, rather than waiting until I'd saved enough for a 20% down payment. *through the weirdnesses of our tax code, I'm paying off the HELOC faster than I'd have been adding to my savings account had I continued to rent, with the added benefit that i'm living in a house that I own, so I can improve it at my leisure rather than having to wait. Well, it's a fixed-term loan rather than a HELOC. My 15-year fixed- rate primary mortgage is about 5.25%. I'm about halfway through it, and I'm really starting to see some progress on the principal when I get my monthly mortgage statement. The equity loan will be paid off this June. Houses here (Ann Arbor, MI) are not that expensive. The average is about $200,000, give or take a few tens of thousands. That's usually a three-bedroom with two baths. I don't mess around with revolving credit where my house is at stake. Too much risk for this old Midwesterner. Cindy Hamilton |
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Jan 22, 3:15 pm, wrote: 8%? I'm sorry. Mine is currently under 5% - lower than my mortgage, actually. Of course, it got cut off back when everything hit the fan, despite the fact that the only time it was ever used was to purchase the house. Y'see, I live in one of those areas where houses are so silly expensive that it made more sense to use a HELOC to allow me to purchase the house, rather than waiting until I'd saved enough for a 20% down payment. through the weirdnesses of our tax code, I'm paying off the HELOC faster than I'd have been adding to my savings account had I continued to rent, with the added benefit that i'm living in a house that I own, so I can improve it at my leisure rather than having to wait. Well, it's a fixed-term loan rather than a HELOC. My 15-year fixed- rate primary mortgage is about 5.25%. I'm about halfway through it, and I'm really starting to see some progress on the principal when I get my monthly mortgage statement. The equity loan will be paid off this June. Houses here (Ann Arbor, MI) are not that expensive. The average is about $200,000, give or take a few tens of thousands. That's usually a three-bedroom with two baths. I don't mess around with revolving credit where my house is at stake. Too much risk for this old Midwesterner. Cindy Hamilton Whoa! 200K for a house? For that, we can't even find a 2 bedroom condo any where in the city. Average house price here is 470K CAD. Mine is about twice that, of course I did not pay that much back in '94 when I had it built to my specs. I don't have mortgage. Just a line of credit against the house @2.75%. Just as a rainy day fund. One thing I notice is bank wants me to draw from it. If the account stays inactive, they don't like it. |
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On Jan 23, 6:23*pm, Tony Hwang wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote: On Jan 22, 3:15 pm, *wrote: 8%? *I'm sorry. *Mine is currently under 5% - lower than my mortgage, actually. *Of course, it got cut off back when everything hit the fan, despite the fact that the only time it was ever used was to purchase the house. *Y'see, I live in one of those areas where houses are so silly expensive that it made more sense to use a HELOC to allow me to purchase the house, rather than waiting until I'd saved enough for a 20% down payment. *through the weirdnesses of our tax code, I'm paying off the HELOC faster than I'd have been adding to my savings account had I continued to rent, with the added benefit that i'm living in a house that I own, so I can improve it at my leisure rather than having to wait. Well, it's a fixed-term loan rather than a HELOC. *My 15-year fixed- rate primary mortgage is about 5.25%. *I'm about halfway through it, and I'm really starting to see some progress on the principal when I get my monthly mortgage statement. *The equity loan will be paid off this June. Houses here (Ann Arbor, MI) are not that expensive. *The average is about $200,000, give or take a few tens of thousands. *That's usually a three-bedroom with two baths. I don't mess around with revolving credit where my house is at stake. Too much risk for this old Midwesterner. Cindy Hamilton Whoa! 200K for a house? Actually, for about that much money I got a three-bedroom house (one bath), built of concrete block, faced three sides with granite and one with brick on two acres. It was built in 1948 by a mason, so his first choice wasn't stick construction (which is much more common around here.) I wish he'd put a few more pieces of granite in his lunch pail, so that the back could be granite, too Here's a picture taken in early spring 2000: http://www.adi.com/~hamilton/house/o...OfProperty.jpg It shows a little less than half of our spread. Also came with a detached concrete block two-car garage and a 16x16 wooden shed (probably built from a kit). Dozens of trees. Five miles from my job; a little less than that to my husband's, giving each of us a ten-minute commute. Good jobs: I'm a programmer; he's a... well, his associate's degree was in electro- optics, but he does the work of an engineer much of the time. I just don't understand why everybody (and their employers) isn't flocking to southeast Michigan. It's a great place to live. Cindy Hamilton For that, we can't even find a 2 bedroom condo any where in the city. Average house price here is 470K CAD. Mine is about twice that, of course I did not pay that much back in '94 when I had it built to my specs. I don't have mortgage. Just a line of credit against the house @2.75%. Just as a rainy day fund. One thing I notice is bank wants me to draw from it. If the account stays inactive, they don't like it. |
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"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message ... On Jan 23, 6:23 pm, Tony Hwang wrote: Cindy Hamilton wrote: On Jan 22, 3:15 pm, wrote: 8%? I'm sorry. Mine is currently under 5% - lower than my mortgage, actually. Of course, it got cut off back when everything hit the fan, despite the fact that the only time it was ever used was to purchase the house. Y'see, I live in one of those areas where houses are so silly expensive that it made more sense to use a HELOC to allow me to purchase the house, rather than waiting until I'd saved enough for a 20% down payment. through the weirdnesses of our tax code, I'm paying off the HELOC faster than I'd have been adding to my savings account had I continued to rent, with the added benefit that i'm living in a house that I own, so I can improve it at my leisure rather than having to wait. Well, it's a fixed-term loan rather than a HELOC. My 15-year fixed- rate primary mortgage is about 5.25%. I'm about halfway through it, and I'm really starting to see some progress on the principal when I get my monthly mortgage statement. The equity loan will be paid off this June. Houses here (Ann Arbor, MI) are not that expensive. The average is about $200,000, give or take a few tens of thousands. That's usually a three-bedroom with two baths. I don't mess around with revolving credit where my house is at stake. Too much risk for this old Midwesterner. Cindy Hamilton Whoa! 200K for a house? Actually, for about that much money I got a three-bedroom house (one bath), built of concrete block, faced three sides with granite and one with brick on two acres. It was built in 1948 by a mason, so his first choice wasn't stick construction (which is much more common around here.) I wish he'd put a few more pieces of granite in his lunch pail, so that the back could be granite, too Here's a picture taken in early spring 2000: http://www.adi.com/~hamilton/house/o...OfProperty.jpg It shows a little less than half of our spread. Also came with a detached concrete block two-car garage and a 16x16 wooden shed (probably built from a kit). Dozens of trees. Five miles from my job; a little less than that to my husband's, giving each of us a ten-minute commute. Good jobs: I'm a programmer; he's a... well, his associate's degree was in electro- optics, but he does the work of an engineer much of the time. I just don't understand why everybody (and their employers) isn't flocking to southeast Michigan. It's a great place to live. Cindy Hamilton For that, we can't even find a 2 bedroom condo any where in the city. Average house price here is 470K CAD. Mine is about twice that, of course I did not pay that much back in '94 when I had it built to my specs. I don't have mortgage. Just a line of credit against the house @2.75%. Just as a rainy day fund. One thing I notice is bank wants me to draw from it. If the account stays inactive, they don't like it. I'll stay in upstate NY. 130K for a 3br/2bath with 24x24 detached two-story garage on a couple of acres. Can see one or two neighbors' houses, but only when there are no leaves on the trees. (they all have 50 acres or more). Plus, it's only 3 hours to the garment district in NYC which is practically a requirement for my business. |
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On Jan 25, 12:33*pm, "h" wrote:
I'll stay in upstate NY. 130K for a 3br/2bath with 24x24 detached two-story garage on a couple of acres. Can see one or two neighbors' houses, but only when there are no leaves on the trees. (they all have 50 acres or more). Plus, it's only 3 hours to the garment district in NYC which is practically a requirement for my business. Sound like you have a sweet deal. Not everybody is so lucky, or needs to be near NYC. Of course, if everybody moved to my area, I'd complain about the crowding. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Jan 25, 2:33*pm, "h" wrote:
"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message ... On Jan 23, 6:23 pm, Tony Hwang wrote: Cindy Hamilton wrote: On Jan 22, 3:15 pm, wrote: 8%? I'm sorry. Mine is currently under 5% - lower than my mortgage, actually. Of course, it got cut off back when everything hit the fan, despite the fact that the only time it was ever used was to purchase the house. Y'see, I live in one of those areas where houses are so silly expensive that it made more sense to use a HELOC to allow me to purchase the house, rather than waiting until I'd saved enough for a 20% down payment. through the weirdnesses of our tax code, I'm paying off the HELOC faster than I'd have been adding to my savings account had I continued to rent, with the added benefit that i'm living in a house that I own, so I can improve it at my leisure rather than having to wait. Well, it's a fixed-term loan rather than a HELOC. My 15-year fixed- rate primary mortgage is about 5.25%. I'm about halfway through it, and I'm really starting to see some progress on the principal when I get my monthly mortgage statement. The equity loan will be paid off this June. Houses here (Ann Arbor, MI) are not that expensive. The average is about $200,000, give or take a few tens of thousands. That's usually a three-bedroom with two baths. I don't mess around with revolving credit where my house is at stake. Too much risk for this old Midwesterner. Cindy Hamilton Whoa! 200K for a house? Actually, for about that much money I got a three-bedroom house (one bath), built of concrete block, faced three sides with granite and one with brick on two acres. *It was built in 1948 by a mason, so his first choice wasn't stick construction (which is much more common around here.) *I wish he'd put a few more pieces of granite in his lunch pail, so that the back could be granite, too * Here's a picture taken in early spring 2000:http://www.adi.com/~hamilton/house/o...OfProperty.jpg It shows a little less than half of our spread. Also came with a detached concrete block two-car garage and a 16x16 wooden shed (probably built from a kit). Dozens of trees. *Five miles from my job; a little less than that to my husband's, giving each of us a ten-minute commute. *Good jobs: *I'm a programmer; he's a... *well, his associate's degree was in electro- optics, but he does the work of an engineer much of the time. I just don't understand why everybody (and their employers) isn't flocking to southeast Michigan. *It's a great place to live. Cindy Hamilton For that, we can't even find a 2 bedroom condo any where in the city. Average house price here is 470K CAD. Mine is about twice that, of course I did not pay that much back in '94 when I had it built to my specs. I don't have mortgage. Just a line of credit against the house @2.75%. Just as a rainy day fund. One thing I notice is bank wants me to draw from it. If the account stays inactive, they don't like it. I'll stay in upstate NY. 130K for a 3br/2bath with 24x24 detached two-story garage on a couple of acres. Can see one or two neighbors' houses, but only when there are no leaves on the trees. (they all have 50 acres or more). Plus, it's only 3 hours to the garment district in NYC which is practically a requirement for my business.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - In other words one has to be financially 'literate'. Unfortunately too many people don't have a clue! Here, on this news group, we are probably posting to the knowledgeable and the converted. Good luck. |
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