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Refinancing: Is It Worth Considering?
Questions and Answers to Ask Yourself
13:19 18 March 2013
Have you ever wondered if you should refinance your home or property?
• If you have then you have come to the right place for the answers you seek. Many people have refinanced their homes for one reason or another.
• Some of the most common reasons people refinance are for remodelling, paying down or off their higher debts, obtaining a lower interest rate on their loan(s), and some do it just because they could use some extra cash at the time.
If you fit into one of these categories then you have probably wondered about the questions I am going to bring up now. Some of the questions you should ask yourself before you sign your name to another mortgage or loan are below.
You should ask yourself is what is the interest rate on the new loan going to be when you take the loan out? You should compare it against your old loan.
You should definitely find out if it is higher and by how much. Can you go without the refinance? Can you find a cheaper way to obtain what you need, that is if you are remodelling or trying to pay down something.
Refinancing means that your loan will now take even longer to pay off, even if your payment has gone done for the monthly instalments. This happens because they usually take the loan term and extend it to fit your needs and the amount that you want to pay monthly.
If you are refinancing to get a lower interest rate and not taking any additional money out then refinancing is for you. It will make it easier for you to manage and to pay off the amount more timely.