Friday, May 4, 2012

What You Should Know About No-Cost Mortgages

By Marcy Jennings


Is there really such thing as getting a mortgage with no closing amounts? That's a difficult concept and hard to give a absolute yes or no to. There is an option for paying no closing costs up front when looking to buy an accomodation, but the weakness is they are just going to up your rate of interest and you will just be slowly and progressively paying for it. This does have its pros and cons, it just depends on your distinct circumstance. This article will enlighten you on what to look for when it comes to a no-cost mortgage.

So what are the pros and cons to not having closing costs? If you are constrained on finances and just don't have the cash to throw that much money down at once it's helpful to be able to roll up the closing costs into the mortgage itself. Depending on the scenario, you may have to make the decision if you will be better off putting your money into a good-sized down payment. Doing this can imaginably be a more economical way to go, but you should examine what your monthly payments would be for each option.

Something else you should look at when choosing to have no closing costs on your mortgage is how long you aim on living in your new home. Will you be there for a short interval of time, or will you live there for a while? gravely when not paying closing costs, it just doesn't check out to live there long term. If you plan on remaining for more than five to eight years, you are going to continue paying the high prime interest rate long after the lenders made their money back from it. You could attempt to refinance after a few years, but with how low the interest rates presently are, you may not be able to find a better rate.

Having a no-cost mortgage will typically add half a percentage point to your interest rate of the mortgage. This number could be a little lower or higher depending on what the closing cost on the house is. For example if you got a rate of 4.20 on a 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage, a no-cost mortgage could have a rate of 4.70 percent.

Something else you should keep in mind is you could still have to pay some of the closing cost upfront even if you do have a zero-cost mortgage. This means you may end up paying separately for property tax and home owner's insurance. It all is based on your financier and what costs they depend upon when dealing with this situation. Make sure to find out exactly what is covered or not covered when speaking to lenders, and it's always a good idea to talk to multiple lenders to find one that agrees with your needs best.




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