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If you are like many other homeowners, your home mortgage payment is the single largest expense in your monthly budget. This is a fixed expense that you will typically be responsible for until your loan is paid in full or until you sell your home, and you may have a 15, 20 or even 30 year term on your mortgage.
If your home mortgage payment has become unaffordable or burdensome for you to manage with your current financial situation, rest assured that you may be able to save some additional cash each month without selling your home.
While you can always automate your savings, cut back on spending, and pay down your current debt to save on interest payments, there is another way to save: by refinancing your mortgage. Refinancing your existing mortgage can provide you with important financial benefits to help you better manage your budget.
Refinancing your existing mortgage essentially will replace your existing loan with a new loan, but you may not understand how this will result in a lower mortgage payment. When you initially applied for your current mortgage, your payment was fixed based on the interest rates at the time as well as the original loan balance.
Since that time, you likely have reduced your loan balance considerably, and interest rates may be improved as well. In fact, mortgage interest rates are hovering near historic lows over the past few months, making now the ideal time to refinance and lock in at a much lower rate.
As of the time of this writing (February 2021), mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage are 2.86%. That’s extremely low and presents a prime opportunity for both new homebuyers and those who are looking to refinance.
Some homeowners are able to refinance to a lower rate as well as pull equity out of their home in the process.
While your main goal for refinancing a home mortgage may be to reduce the large monthly mortgage payment that you are responsible for, the fact is that you may be able to use your home equity to further reduce your monthly expenses.
For example, you can use extra funds provided to you through a refinance to pay off an outstanding student loan, a car payment or a credit card balance. Some homeowners may even be able to pay off most or all of their debts by tapping into their home equity.
It is common for homeowners who have a high and unmanageable mortgage payment to feel overwhelmed and even trapped by their financial situation.
However, as you can see, lowering your mortgage payment and even reducing some of your other expenses may be easier to do than you might think. If you are interested in learning more about how refinancing your mortgage may help you to improve your financial situation, you can speak with an experienced mortgage professional today.
Sammamish Mortgage is a local, family-owned company based in Bellevue, Washington. We currently lend in all of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Colorado. Since 1992, we have been helping borrowers get approved for a variety of mortgage programs, and we’d love to help you too. Please contact us if you have mortgage-related questions.
Whether you’re buying a home or ready to refinance, our professionals can help.
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