Home equity loans are especially useful for homeowners that want to free up some of their capital tied up in the investment of their homes, and use it to their advantage. Here are the details.
These home refinance loans come in two main types, either of a one lump sum payment, or a line of equity credit that can be drawn on anytime.
Equity is up to 85% of the market value of your home, less what you already owe on it from your mortgage. For those who bought their homes some time ago and their homes have increased in value, this can be quite a considerable amount of money.
So let’s look at some of the advantages of having a home equity loan secured by your home:
1. Free Up Money – with a home equity loan, you can free up money that is tied up in your home, without having to sell it, giving you the opportunity to have things that you normally wouldn’t have the money to fund.
2. Flexibility – a home equity loan can be tailor-made to suit your personal needs, and budget. Some of the choices that you have include having ARM or fixed interest rates, lump sum equity paid to you, or a line of credit allowing you to use the money only when you need it, and pay interest only on what you have borrowed.
You can also negotiate the terms in years for your equity loan. This means that the longer that you take the loan out for, the less your repayments are.
3. Consolidate Debts – by having a home equity loan, you can consolidate all of your debts in the one loan, which means that you will be paying less on interest rates, and charges. Home equity for debt consolidation can also be used to lower monthly repayments on consolidated debt by taking the loan over a longer term.
Many people use home equity loans to consolidate consumer debts such as student loans, credit cards, store cards, and personal loans, which are unsecured credit that attract high interest rates.
4. Repair Credit – home refinance loans are also a great way to repair your credit. If you are unable to get credit because of a bad credit history, chances are, if you are able to afford the monthly repayments, you can still get the funds you need. This is because this kind of financing is secured by your home, making you, as a borrower, less of a risk to lending institutions.
Over time, you can repair your credit history by making regular repayments on time, which will increase the likelihood of being able to get more credit in the future.
5. Investments and Improvements
If you are looking for a way to improve the value of your home by doing some renovations, additions, or get deposit money to invest in other assets, an equity loan can be ideal.
Additionally, if you are planning to sell your home, but need to do some improvements prior to putting it on the market, an equity loan is also a wise choice.
As you can see, a home equity loan can enable you to do the things you want and need to do and make your life better. Look into this today.
Ken Black
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March 16th, 2009 at 11:42 am
What are the risk linked to a home equity loan?
What are the risk linked to a home equity loan?
want to take a home equity loan to consolidate debt. What are the possible risk. Will I lose my house, will the financial company be own the title of my house if they finance me? Do you have an experience with home equity loan. Advantages and disadvantages. thanks a lot
March 16th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
One of the bid advantages is that you can usually get a low rate, and you can write off the interest on your taxes if you qualify.
The big disadvantage is that people many times pay off credit cards, but then just fill up their credit cards again. Then they lose their home.
The loan itself is not a bad thing it is the person's money management skills which are dangerous.
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March 16th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I have a home equity line of credit on my house. It's there if I should need it although, it has a zero balance at the moment. The advantage is, interest on it is tax deductible. The disadvantage is if you use it to pay off other debt and then run up debt again, you then have two payments to make.
The Home Equity loan has a lien on your house just like your first mortgage does. If you sell the house, your first mortgage gets paid off first, the Home Equity loan gets paid off second. You get what's left over.
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March 16th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Nelson has good solid advice, once you pay off credit debt make sure you tear up those credit cards. A HELOC or Home Equity Line of Credit does put your home at risk because it is used as collateral. When you get approved for the Line of Credit you will be issued a "check book" to write checks up to the allowable amount.
Use it wisely.
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Bruce T
Mortgage Loan Officer
March 16th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
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March 16th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
In general, a home equity loan is a great way to consolidate debt. The risks are few and the cost is usually much lower than other debts, such as credit cards or bills, but since you asked about risk and advantages, here are a few:
The main risk of a home equity loan is the same as any mortgage: you can only lose your home if you default on the loan (that is, fail to pay it back) and your home goes into foreclosure. But this is always a last resort and never in anyone's best interest.
Also, home equity lines of credit are tied with adjustable rates which can change, depending on what the Fed does (but also depends on when your loan is set to adjust). But they are always usually lower than credit card rates.
Just to clarify — you can get a fixed rate with a home equity loan for up to 30 years. The main difference between the two is that home equity loans give you your money in a lump sum; home equity lines are like credit cards in that you can draw from the account when you need the money. For a one-time consolidation, a home equity loan might be a better choice; however, that's a decision you should talk over with your mortgage professional.
The main advantage to either is that you most likely can deduct the mortgage interest on a home equity loan from your taxes, whereas you can't do that with credit card interest. Plus, by getting rid of credit card debt, you could raise your credit score which could lead to better loan terms and rates in the future.
Hope this helps!
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