|
|
mortgage equity loan is an effective second mortgage on your home, taken
out after you have developed some equity in your home. For example, if you purchase a home for
$100,000 and you have paid $20,000 over the years against the mortgage equity loan
principal and the market value
for the home is now $125,000, you now have equity in the home of $45,000. Theoretically, you could
apply for a $45,000 loan against the equity, but in practice, most lenders prefer to keep the loan
at 80% loan to value or, in this case near to $90,500. In this example, a loan for near to $13,500 could be
approved.
mortgage equity loan mortgage has the prons of being a lump sum of money that you can
use in any way you see fit presumably legal. It has the disadvantage of increasing your debt loan and
increasing the cost of money sometimes significantly. For example taking out was is actually a second
mortgage equity loan on your home may raise your debt to value level to the point where private mortgage insurance
is mandated by many lenders. This can add thousands of dollars to the repayment amount over the years.
|