Foreclosure Calculator
Is there any point in continuing my house-purchasing ideas?
I ran the numbers on the cool little calculators the lender puts on the website, and it seems that I want $30,000 too much house (or that I just don’t make enough money). Now I have not included NIFA or any other 1st time home buyer deals that might be available, and the lender IS willing to work with a no-down-payment option (but we CAN put $6,000 down). I have pretty good credit, and the lowest interest rate I put into the calculator was 5.75%. Could it conceivably go lower for me? And none of those ARMs that cause foreclosure, if you please.
Or should I just take this all to the lender and throw myself at their mercy?
First, ARM’s don’t cause foreclosure. People not knowing what they are getting themselves into causes foreclosure. Much of what is happening now is because people overpai for heir houses, took out loans for 100% financing and also had an ARM without thinking about what they would do when the ARM adjusted.
For your situation I would first suggest that you save up money for a down payment. You say you have $6000. Depending on the cost of the house, that $6000 would cover your closing costs.
If you are obtaining 100% financing I would say that the loan will most likely not go lower. You don’t say how the lender is willing to work with you. If you are getting an 80/20 loan the second loan will be of a higher interest rate that the main loan.
Learn all you can. Do not sign anything unless you are fully sure it is something you understand and can handle. Do not put yourself in a position where you will not have any extra money left at the end of the month. A situation like that can get you to lose you house quickly. Think of it, if you have no extra cash to save at the end of the month, how will you handle any repairs that need to be done? How about buying new clothes, car repairs, etc. One unexpected big expense could send you over the edge to foreclosure.
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