Monday, July 17, 2017

What Is A Cash-Out Refi And What Are My Options?

By Justin Woodbury


A cash out refinance is when the owner of a property takes out a new loan that replaces the old loan plus an additional amount that the borrower receives as a liquid amount. This cash can be used like any other cash to purchase or invest as they desire.

The cash out refinance is not the same as the standard refinance because the standard rate/term refinance the old loan is paid off and replaced with another loan with either a changed term such as going from a 30 year to a 15 year, a 15 year to a 30 year, to lower the interest rate, to move from a fixed interest rate to an adjustable to lower the payment, or from an adjustable to a fixed interest rate and get them into a safe and reliable monthly payment for the duration of the loan.

Ever since the most recent financial crisis interest rates have been on a steady trend downward to the record lows at the time of this writing. The interest rates were brought downward in order to stimulate what could have been a severe depression. Consequently, at the time of this writing we are still very close to historic, record lows, but the federal reserve has indicated that they plan to move back upward toward the natural range that would be expected in a free market, without a stimulus.

You are most likely going to get a much lower interest rate on a home loan than you would on an unsecured personal loan or credit card because the home loan is secured by real estate, this means that the lender takes on less risk and so market forces usually command a lower interest rate. It is also for this reason that so many people in the United State are looking toward home equity loans, cash out refinances and even second mortgages for consolidating their debt.

If borrowers trade their high interest for low interest debts borrowers are sometimes able to free up enough cash flow to be a game changer in their lives. Borrowers are able to do this by either stretching their total debt payments out to the payoff term of a home loan, 15-30 years or so, lowering their interest rates and thus becoming able to pay off more principal, and by eliminating the toxic daily compounding interest rates like what you see with credit cards. Although there are sometimes costs associated with a refinance, most lenders will have no cost options available.

Homeowners are able to use the loan programs such as home equity loans, second mortgages, and cash-out refinances in order to add solar panels and save money on energy, for home improvements such as remodel or room additions, and possibly even adding value. Depending on your goals, it may make the most sense to save the cash out of pocket, which can sometimes be in the tens of thousands of dollars, and use home equity instead. Make sure you are taking your long term and short term goals in to account when you make these decisions. An experienced loan professional may be able to help.




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