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Refinance or not?
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:27 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:27 am
My situation:
Home Value - $215,000
Principal of Mortgage - $170,000
Current Rate - 4.750%
Offered Rate - 3.375%
Closing Costs - $3,200 (Costs are $5,200 but $2,000 of this is to build the new escrow, which is essentially offset by receiving my escrow balance from prior mortgage - it's just a timing thing. I won't get the old escrow money for a few weeks)
Current payment (including escrow) $1,215
New Payment (including escrow) $940
I would save $275 per month. But we will likely be on the move sometime in the next few years. At the earliest, we would be on the move in 9 months. But it could be 1-2 years. I need 12 months to break even and have refinancing make sense, so I think it is worth the risk.
Are there other factors I am failing to consider? Do closing costs and interest rate offered look acceptable and in the market range? I live in PA, not Louisiana btw.
Home Value - $215,000
Principal of Mortgage - $170,000
Current Rate - 4.750%
Offered Rate - 3.375%
Closing Costs - $3,200 (Costs are $5,200 but $2,000 of this is to build the new escrow, which is essentially offset by receiving my escrow balance from prior mortgage - it's just a timing thing. I won't get the old escrow money for a few weeks)
Current payment (including escrow) $1,215
New Payment (including escrow) $940
I would save $275 per month. But we will likely be on the move sometime in the next few years. At the earliest, we would be on the move in 9 months. But it could be 1-2 years. I need 12 months to break even and have refinancing make sense, so I think it is worth the risk.
Are there other factors I am failing to consider? Do closing costs and interest rate offered look acceptable and in the market range? I live in PA, not Louisiana btw.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 6:34 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 6:34 am to Tigerfan56
If you are going to move soon then it isn’t worth doing.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 6:36 am
Posted on 6/3/20 at 7:01 am to mtcheral
It’s definitely worth it to refi at that. I would also just look at the 15 year to compare. I would think your payment wouldn’t go up much and you would start knocking out way more equity if you’re planning to move in the next few years.
Posted on 6/3/20 at 7:15 am to Tigerfan56
I would personally do it in your case. I also echo above in that I would look what you can get in a 15 year to knock principle down.
Also, these posts really make me miss the prices of southern homes... the northeast sucks.
Also, these posts really make me miss the prices of southern homes... the northeast sucks.
This post was edited on 6/3/20 at 7:15 am
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