Re: Refinancing


From: Scott Barnett <sab@crisp.net>
Subject: Re: Refinancing
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 15:22:23 -0400

Next Article (by Author): Re: Asset Allocation Stephen Brodeur
Previous Article (by Author): RE: balance transfer Rick.Schafer@bdk.com
Articles sorted by: [Date] [Author] [Subject]


>I play the 'no points no closing' (NPNC) game. What this does for me is to 
>let me jump with no historic committment to an earlier mortgage schedule on 
>which I had to lay out money. I estimate that I pay about 1/4 to 1/2 of a 
>point more for that type of deal. But look at my history. I am now 
>processing the application for my 6th, yes 6th, NPNC. All 30 fixed.  In the 
>last three years I've gradually moved my interest costs from over 9.0% (on 
>an ARM that was going up and up) to 6.75%. And the beautiful thing is that 
>it costs me nothing. No totally true. A couple of times I had to pay $200. 
>for the appraisal. (But it is nice to see the appraised value going up these 
>days.).......

I'd like to understand what the "steps" were in interest that you've
gone to.  I have a 15 year fixed mortgage at 7.5%.  I've looked at NPNC
deals, and none of them save me much (if any) to make it worth the effort.
I'm 4 years into the mortgage, so I'm paying more and more of the principle
off each month - if I start over again, I lose that acceleration.

Am I missing something?

- --
Scott Barnett
sab@crisp.net





- -

Next Article (by Author): Re: Asset Allocation Stephen Brodeur
Previous Article (by Author): RE: balance transfer Rick.Schafer@bdk.com
Articles sorted by: [Date] [Author] [Subject]


Go to Jeff Salisbury LWGate Home Page.