Andrew,
Great advice. I was wondering if it is possible to get a home equity loan, then in a couple of months refinance both loans as interest only? For example, my principle is 370K I plan on getting a 30K equity loan. Then in a couple of months I want to refinance both loans into a 425K (appraised value) interest only loan. Let me know |
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I was wondering if it is possible to get a home equity loan, then in a couple of months refinance both loans as interest only? For example, my principle is 370K I plan on getting a 30K equity loan. Then in a couple of months I want to refinance both loans into a 425K (appraised value) interest only loan. WHY?!? You will likely pay fees for the HE loan, then pay fees again for the refi. In the end you will have debt of $425K instead of $370K, cash on hand of $55K less all those fees, and the prospect of a huge balloon payment somewhere in the future. In addition, you will pay the interest on the money for the HE loan while you have it, plus you will have to pay it off for the big refi. That will increase the stated APR by a significant amount. What will all this refinancing get you?!? |
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wrote: Great advice. I was wondering if it is possible to get a home equity loan, then in a couple of months refinance both loans as interest only? For example, my principle is 370K I plan on getting a 30K equity loan. Then in a couple of months I want to refinance both loans into a 425K (appraised value) interest only loan. Let me know Yes, that is possible if you credit score and income will support that kind of spending. But keep in mind that an interest only loan is like committing financial suicide. You end up never paying off any part of the loan, so you never own anything. It is like renting except you take all the risk and pay all the taxes. The only reason to do this is to purchase far more house than you can afford, which will either end up bankrupting you, or prevent you from saving for retirement. That is OK if you don't mind fighting with the alley cats for table scraps when you are 70 years old. -john- -- ================================================== ==================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ==================== |
Thanks for the quick reply...Well two reasons first I may need money
fairly quickly for another RE transaction, secondly I want to make my property more attractive for a protential rental. Mortgage is around 2560..need mortgage around 1800 to support rental rates in the area. |
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says... Thanks for the quick reply...Well two reasons first I may need money fairly quickly for another RE transaction, secondly I want to make my property more attractive for a protential rental. Mortgage is around 2560..need mortgage around 1800 to support rental rates in the area. Interest only seems to be gaining popularity for rental homes. Assuming you meet your cash flow, you're simply never paying down the loan to build equity. You'd still get any equity from appreciation, or of course you could go way underwater if a price bubble in your market bursts. Despite current claims, real estate can go down in price rather dramatically, especially if prices have been driven up by speculative excess, near-zero interest rates, and rapidly growing debt levels. (Referring to Japan in the 1990s, though it does sound a bit like here and now.) -- is Joshua Putnam http://www.phred.org/~josh/ Updated Bicycle Touring Books List: http://www.phred.org/~josh/bike/tourbooks.html |
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