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Get Your Credit Checked Before anyone lends you money, they
will ask to see your credit report A credit report is a summary of your
financial history. It shows your previous and current debts,
and whether or not you've had any problems in the past paying off those debts.
Miss Culver’s TIP O’ THE DAY Pay off all your bills (cell phone, credit
card, etc.) when you are young and starting out to build good credit
Pre-Approval A pre-approval is a beginning
discussion with a potential mortgage lender to find out the maximum amount they will lend you and at what interest rate.
Getting your finances in check Buying a house is one of the most
important decisions you will make in your lifetime
Very few people can afford to buy a home outright, most need some sort of loan
A common theory is that your housing should not cost more than 30% of your income
Down Payment
A down payment is the amount of money that you pay at the time of purchase toward the price of your home.
Your mortgage loan covers the rest.
When buying a home, the minimum down payment is at least 5% of the purchase price.
For example, to buy a home that costs $250,000, you will need a minimum of $12,500 as your down payment.
Miss. Culver’s TIP O’ THE DAY Save as much as you can for your down
payment. A larger down payment means you need a smaller mortgage, which will save you thousands of dollars in interest charges.
Mortgage Payments Interest Vs. Principal Principal: The amount of money that
you borrowed from a lender to pay for your home.
Interest: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender for the use of the money.
Miss Culver’s FACT O’ THE DAY During a 25-year mortgage, depending
on the interest rates charged on your mortgage, the total amount of your payments could be double the amount that you originally borrowed, or even more.
Mortgage Types Open Mortgage: mortgage that can
be prepaid at any time during the term, without paying a prepayment charge.
Closed Mortgage: A mortgage agreement that cannot be changed before the end of the term. You will usually have to pay a charge to break or change your mortgage agreement.
Open vs. Closed Open Mortgage Good If: Closed Mortgage Good
if:
You plan to sell your home soon
you are planning to stay in your home for the remainder of the term of your loan.
You plan to make large prepayments
the prepayment privileges provide enough flexibility for the prepayments you expect to make
Amortization period The amortization period is the length
of time it takes to pay off a mortgage in full.
*Not the same as the mortgage term
Miss Culver’s TIP O’ THE DAY it is to your advantage to choose
the shortest amortization period—that is, the largest mortgage payments—that you can comfortably afford.
Mortgage Term The length of time your mortgage
agreement including the interest rate, will be in effect.
Terms can range from just a few months to five years or longer.
Short-Term Long-term
You plan to move You do not plan to move
You think interest rates will go down
You want to “lock in” to a lower interest rate
Interest rates Fixed: A mortgage loan where the
interest rate and payment amount do not change for a specific term.
Variable: A mortgage with an interest rate that can increase or decrease during the term.
Mortgage Default Insurance You must pay for mortgage default
insurance if your down payment is less than 20% of the purchase price of your home.