An individual’s home is the biggest asset that one has at his disposal. A home to back you up when you need a loan is one of the greatest advantages of home ownership. In recent years, there has been a major boom in the amount of people looking to use their homes as a way to get access to extra money when they need it most. One of the best ways to do this is through a second mortgage.
Second mortgage loans are loans that are made in addition to the first mortgage, and it is usually based on the amount of equity that the borrower uses to build into his home. Usually it’s required to fund home renovations. Since the borrower has already been through the process once, the underwriting that is required to get a second mortgage is much simpler than it was the first time around when the borrower had taken the first loan. The cost of the transactions involved will be lower when the borrower applies for the loan second time. This usually happens for the fact that interest rates on the second mortgage are a bit higher than they were on the first one. But then, there are some positive points too. For example, the fact that the interest paid on the loan may be tax deductible. In most cases the interest is 100% fully deductible as long as the combined loan to value of the 1st and 2nd mortgage does not exceed the value of the home.
Combo Loan – There are 2 different meanings of the phrase “combo loan” in the mortgage industry. The original combo loan was considered to be a combination loan consisting of a first mortgage and second mortgage. This type of loan was brought about to avoid the mortgage insurance you have when financing more than 80% of the value on the home.
Most recently this term has been used in advertising to denote a loan where by the borrower combines all of his debt into one loan on the home. Or better known as the debt consolidation loan.Debt consolidation is when one takes their credit card debt, their car loans, and other loan type payments and roll it into their mortgage. Why would anyone want to do this? Tax advantages. The interest one pays on their mortgage is tax deductible. The interest one pays on credit card debt, car loans, etc is non tax deductible. Rolling this non preferred debt into preferred debt is one of the ways people are able to make lower payments, increase tax advantages and increase savings. Cary Donham is able to help you with this, so contact them now at 800-207-2892 x101.
Combo loans are available in a wide variety of terms. Most often you will see a term of 360/180, meaning your 1st payment is your regularly 30 year amortized loan and your 2nd payment is a 15 year loan. However, there are many other options available. [name] can help you choose which one is best for you. You can reach us at 800-207-2892 x101.
Consolidating Debt – Refinance or 2nd Mortgage? – Homeowners who need to consolidate their high interest unsecured debts often wonder what is the best way of doing it. Is it best to refinance your first mortgage or take out a second mortgage or Home Equity Line of Credit?
Recent increases in the Prime Rate have made the Home Equity Lines of Credit much less attractive than they were a few years ago. Don’t use a home equity loan as a way to manage your outstanding debt. Instead, use it as a way to eliminate your debt entirely. Find a good mortgage broker that will show you how to use your monthly savings to pay off all of your debt, including your mortgage, in a much shorter period of time. In today’s rising rate environment, Home Equity Loans, Lines of Credit and other short term interest rate-linked forms of financing are increasingly risky liabilities to have on your creditand your home. Consider consolidating all of your revolving and secondary debts into a single loan.
Taking advantage of refinance programs which allow you to consolidate your debts and modify the rate and term of your first mortgage, such as adding a minimum payment option, can allow you to really boost your cashflow or focus your finances. We have had customers who were paying 2500 a month in mortgage + credit card & car payments drop down to making one minimum payment of 1100 dollars a month after debt consolidation refinancing. In the same situation, a second mortgage would have only reduced their total monthly spending to 2150 a month.