If you are a homeowner and are in need of some extra cash, you may want to consider getting a home equity loan. Equity is the amount of value you have paid off on your property. For instance, if your home mortgage is worth $150,000 and you have paid off $50,000 of your mortgage, you have $50,000 in equity on your home. With this equity you have in your home, you can take out a home equity loan on this money.
There are two types of home equity loans available; Standard Home Equity Loans and Home Equity Lines of credit. With a Standard Home Equity Loan, your loan is assured by the amount of equity you have in your home. This is the type of loan option you should choose if you are in need of a very large loan. A Home Equity Line of Credit is akin to a credit card. With this option, you can withdraw money from an equity account that has been set up with your equity amount. This is a better option for you if you are not needing a large amount of money.
A Standard Home Equity loan generally is a little more difficult to obtain, only because it has a more complex process. These loans generally have a fixed term to them, meaning you will have a pre-determined number of payments over a set period of time. They generally will also have a fixed interest rate and fixed monthly payment. The amount of the loan you receive will be provided to you in one lump sum.
With a Home Equity Line of Credit, an account is set up for the money to be placed into. You can then make withdraws on the money as you need it, and then make payments back into the account. These types of loans generally have a fluctuating rate of interest, however you will only have to pay this interest if you have a balance on your account from the money you have borrowed.
There are many reasons why a person may choose to take out a Home Equity Loan. Many people take out these kinds of loans if their home is in need of repair or reconstruction. If there are large changes they want to make, such as a new heating and cooling unit or new windows, they will take out a home equity loan to pay for them. Others will use a home equity loan as a means to get out of other debts. They will use their Home Equity loan as a form of debt consolidation, to pay off some of their other debts and only have to make one monthly payment. And still others may take out a loan to pay for a new car, or even a large family vacation.
There are countless reasons why a person may choose a home equity loan. Once you get the money, it’s up to you what you choose to do with it. Just keep in mind that this is a loan you will have to pay back, and if you fail to do so, it could very well cost you your home and all of your equity.
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Public Records Reading- Mortgages, Do home equity loans show or just reverse and second mortgages?I read public records when doing RE research so I'm wondering. I guess that only second and reverse mortgages show. And why would someone choose a second mortgage vs home equity loan?
Are we saying that a home equity loan automatically shows as a lien?
No.
Since she has a 6% car loan, it's probably not a good idea to get a HELOC to pay off her car. Since she is only working part-time, at most, she is probably in the 25% tax bracket, and more likely is in the 15% tax bracket.
Most HELOCs are around the prime rate of 8.25%, so her tax adjusted rate on the HELOC would be 8.25%x(1-.25) = 6.1875% for the 25% bracket or 8.25%x(1-.15) = 7.0125% for the 15% bracket, and that's assuming that she is able to use all of her deductible interest.
For 2007, the standard deduction will be $5350. At 8.25%, a $16,000 loan would generate $1320 in deductible interest. So unless your mother has a lot of other deductible items, she would get no benefit from the 'deductibility' of the interest.
She would just be paying a higher rate to finance her car.
If she can get a rate that is secured by her home that is less than the 6%, it might be a reasonable idea, but the tax savings alone probably will not justify it.
When you say things like "borrowers didn't realize this until much later" – do you mean years and this happened between 2002-early 2007? During that period the standard practices for home loans were no longer in usage and basically anyone whether they could repay or not, were given home loans. Yes, there were many unscrupulous lenders during that period. However, it will be difficult to take any action against them since they are in a completely different line of work – many have moved on to collections.
what kind of mic are you usings it sounds really good?
Are you working with a REALTOR? If not, then I strongly suggest you find a good buyer's agent and let him or her help you find what you want. If you are only looking at foreclosures then you are competing against investors who have cash and you will lose every time.
Look at homes that are not in short sale or foreclosure and be willing to pay more. I know of a Florida agent who represents investors. He makes offers on multiple properties on behalf of his clients. If more than one offer is accepted then the buyer will withdraw his offer or even buy two properties!
You need professional help and you should not be dealing with the listing agent.
Hello, what happens if an identical house is sold for 500k. Could the bank ask for money back (75% of 500k) immediately?
Question:
bank says you can borrow up to 75% of home’s worth=$1.25m
but in this case, you can only borrow $375k because of mortgage?
If you did not have mortgage, would you have $1.125m is cash and liability?
That’s mess up you know. It causes recession and massive corporate bankruptcies. This country… We got idiot bankers, and greedy executive screwing everything up. Now, they can’t fix it the way it was.
We will be heading dark ages in few years.
11.5% is crazy. If the bank won't negotiate in good faith, ie the $1000 a month, (and I do not think they will), then they will have one more house on their inventory—you have that leverage if it is worth anything.
If you are willing, then go into foreclosure. My home in Sandy, UT went into foreclosure in 2002, by the way. My ex wife lived there more than a year rent free, while all the threats of foreclosure swirled around. One thing is, you should start already to pack, and be ready to move when the house is sold. They want you out pronto. In the mean time, save up your $1600 a month. Keep it safe out of your checking/savings. I actually went to Bank of Zion and got a safety deposit box–also kept it at a new apartment I had to rent in a secret place–under the bottom draw in the bathroom where no one goes. Any ways, after the foreclosure, came bankruptcy, then discharge of all my Bank One Home equity loan, and all the credit cards. Not bragging, it was a breath of fresh air.
Two years later, I got two loans, one for 80%, and one for 20%. I have almost paid off this place living frugally, and the CH7 will still be on my credit report until 2012. True story.
As you have probably noticed, your post was truncated. What was posted, however, raised legitimate concerns. However, the big drop in the market we have already seen was largely in recognition of those concerns.
No one that I know seems to think things will be getting much better very quickly, so I am not particularly bullish. I do think the attention the government has given the problems, and much of what they are doing to address the problems, is appropriate. So I am not particularly bearish either.
One thing to remember is that the market is usually pretty good about predicting that things are going to get better, so the market will probably start going up well before much of an economic recovery is evident. I think the market might be going up by mid 2010 even if the economy is not a lot better.
I will not be staying away from the market due to high volatility. I will be trying to profit from that volatility.
what is the title of the previous part and the title after this part….kindly answer…
You have left our some important details.
You say "owner financed" and "legal notarized contract", but is your name on the title? Or, did you do a "contract for deed"?
The only person who can encumber the title is the title holder. So, if you did a contract for deed, then the previous owner may still hold title. In fact, the previous owner may have an existing mortgage loan on the house from when he/she bought it.
So, first you need to find out who is on the title to the house.
HELOCs will only allow loans on your equity stake in the property. There are also costs to the HELOC that you should consider. Here's a link to help you understand the process:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/Pubs/equity/equity_english.htm
It worked for me! I started with a duplex about 8 years ago, lived in it for awhile and then moved into a second. Being a landlord is a lot of work, but being an on-site landlord is usually a bit easier. You will reap a lot of tax advantages too. Try to keep in mind, however, that you need to have enough coming in from your rents to cover mortgage, taxes, insurance and related fees plus 10% on top of that to have money for repairs and such that come up…with 15K that is not a lot down for a duplex or multifamily unit especially in the DC areas….15K is only 5% of 300K which is about what a duplex in that area would cost (at minimum). It would be better to have at least 10% down as you will qualify for better interest rates. Or, perhaps look into a building that needs a bit of cosmetic updating that you can get for a decent discount.
Overall, real estate is a sound investment, it does take a lot of work and will experience highs and lows…you are young without a lot of commitments and responsibllities right now so I suspect this would likely work out for you. Best wishes!
(That’s because you don’t ACTUALLY have that 1.5 mil yet, you have it when you sell the house) No you won’t because u can not know its price untill someone pays you a price.
BANK OF AMERICA IS THE MOST CORRUPT BANK IN THE COUNTRY!. Bank of America harassed me, ruined my credit, charged me over $800 in fees over a 10 day period, tried to humiliate me, and never stopped calling my house- all because of $50 overdraft!!
In one day I was charged over $250 in overdraft fees because of a company that took advantage of my bank account- BofA charges more fees than any bank in the World!
We have to have accountability my friend, because without it we might as well burn the constitution.
ya but schooling should have no base on if you get a lone or not.
No it is not, the vale of the house is always fake, the bank might say 1.5mil, but if you can only get a bit or price of 1.3mil then it is vale is 1.3 mil. If you get 1.7mil then it’s vale is 1.7 mil.