pay off mortgage
Prioritize Debt to Pay Off Debt Faster
Q: I have a fairly complicated situation but I’ll make it as simple as possible. I have some debt and I’m wondering how to prioritize it. I have a second loan from a past foreclosure for $32,000. I have been …
Refinancing Investment Property Under Government Programs
Refinancing Investment Property Under Government Programs is usually not possible, but real estate lenders may have other options available. Q: I may have misunderstood some information from your radio show from last Sunday but wanted to clarify it anyway. Did …
Understanding Streamline Refinancing
Q: I was trying to do a streamline refinance of my mortgage and was told that the lender can’t decrease the interest rate on my loan without changing the number of years left on my loan. I have never refinanced …
Selling House At A Loss Might Have Benefits
Q: Can you please help me. I am 32 years old and earn $63,000 a year and invest 8 percent of my salary into my company’s 401(k) plan. I have $90,000 in cash in the bank. I also have a …
Seniors: Prepay Mortgage Or Save Cash?
Q: I had written to you a few months ago and never thought I would get a response. To my amazement I was reading your column in Sunday’s paper and my letter was answered by you. I want to thank …
Prepaying Mortgage Will Reduce Length Of Loan
Q: In one of your recent articles, you addressed the point of making one extra mortgage payment a year to reduce the term of a mortgage. Your response states that doing this will reduce the term of a 30-year mortgage …
Refinancing A Home Equity Loan In Texas
Q: We refinanced and took money out of our home in 2005 with a Texas home equity loan at 7.5 percent. Whenever I ask about refinancing with any one of numerous mortgage companies, I am told that any refinance would …
Short Sale Price Negotiation Between Homeowner and Lender
Q: Will my mortgage company set the price for the amount they will accept for a short sale? And, will that number include the fee for a Realtor to help sell it? A: You have asked an interesting question and …
Mortgage Lender Can Pursue Homeowners After Foreclosure With Deficiency Judgment
Q: I’m in trouble with my house. I’m heading to foreclosure, unless I can complete short sale quickly. Once we’re done with the property (either due to foreclosure or in a short sale), can the mortgage company require me to …
Underwater on Mortgage, Lower Price or Allow Foreclosure?
Q: My husband, our two-year old daughter and I have been living in a home for a year. We used to live in a high rise condo in a nearby city, and that property has been up for sale for …
