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"I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity |
Anybody refinanced recently? I'm in the process for the place we'll likely retire to in Santa Fe. | ||
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
Probably a good time.
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"I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity |
What's the rule of thumb for when it makes sense? Something like 1%, I think. We're cutting the rate by 1.35%. | |||
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(self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Our mortgage is too new so we’re not considering it. Plus, I want to hold on to our cash reserves and I assume there’s an origination fee when you refinance.
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"I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity |
There are closing costs, but with a big enough interest rate cut (and I'm thinking it's significantly lower than 1%), the payback period is very short. And I never pay points. | |||
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czarina Has Achieved Nirvana |
IIRR the rule of thumb is 1%. Also of course you need to plan to hold onto the property long enough to justify the expense. Which includes an appraisal and closing costs.
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
I look for a payback of less than half the amount of time I expect to keep the loan.
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"I've got morons on my team." Mitt Romney Minor Deity |
My payback of closing costs should be about 9-10 months. A good deal at any discount rate. | |||
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czarina Has Achieved Nirvana |
P*D, what rate did you get? I just looked into it and it was 3.5 or 3.6 percent for Regis. Not low enough to make it worth doing for us.
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czarina Has Achieved Nirvana |
P*D, what rate did you get? I just looked into it and it was 3.5 or 3.6 percent for refis. Not low enough to make it worth doing for us.
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