How Long You Should Wait to Refinance Your Home? Home Refinancing
The popular answer to a lender demanding payment or foreclosure has become You should do a short sale. I am a Real Estate Broker, a Home Builder and a Mortgage Loan Originator and I think this tactic is absurd. I really don’t understand this advice from the Borrower or Homeowner’s point of view. The scenario is probably this: You, the borrower, were given a bad loan which graduated to a high interest and payment making your new payment unaffordable; or you have had unforseen medical bills or other catastrophic events making your current payment unaffordable; or an income change, such as a loss of job or income.
First, some Canadians are unaware the best rate does not guarantee the best deal. Some Internet mortgage sites offer “teaser” rates that explode at a point not too far into the life of the mortgage. Others include hidden fees and commissions that end up making that supposedly “best” rate less cost effective than a higher rate with no hidden fees and features. Mortgage planners can help you sort through the maze and get, not the best mortgage rate, but the best mortgage deal.
But there is a far more compelling reason to consider mortgage planning in Calgary – advice on matching your mortgage to your needs. Let’s use one example to illustrate the value of their advice – borrowing the maximum for which you are qualified.
Buying a home is an emotional experience for most of us which often results in buying a dream home at the extreme limit of what we can currently afford. You’ve been told you qualify for a $200,000 loan and with $20,000 to put down you’re looking for the most house you can get for the money.
Questions to Ask Regarding Your Financial Situation and the Market The mortgage market fluctuates interest rates for home loans daily. When that interacts with your personal financial situation and its fluctuations, a few months’ time can make thousands of dollars of difference. Here are some pieces of information you need to make an informed decision about when to refinance your home. What is your FICO credit score? Do not pay or the vantage credit score, since it is not as well known and likely is not what banks will look at. Get your FICO credit score with a number. If your FICO score is above 700 then it may be a good time to refinance your home loan. If your FICO score is below 700, then you will likely want to repair your FICO score before refinancing since it could save you thousands of dollars to do so.
How do I know? I am a realtor, builder and mortgage loan originator. I would never recommend a short sale. Why? They take a very long time. It is a humiliating process. It is an emotionally draining experience. It has a negative affect on your credit score (not quite as bad as foreclosure), that is similar to foreclosure. It just isn’t worth the damage that you and your family take on personally. Besides, if your Lender would rather you do neither. Your Lender would rather just change your current loan terms, to terms you can afford and let you stay in your home. The only person that would recommend you do “short sale” of your home is someone getting a commission.
If you’d heard the expression “they are house poor” that’s how it happens. You find yourself living in a home you might no longer be able to afford without serious cost cutting in other areas of your life.
If appropriate, a mortgage planner will strongly advise you to buy “less than you can afford” to protect your future financial picture. That is only one of the many benefits of the long term financial advice you’ll get from mortgage planning in Calgary.
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November 28, 2010
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