Mortgage Plain-talk: What’s the Difference Between "amortization" and "term"?
Filed Under (Mortgage) by admin on 19-10-2009
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There are many stresses associated with home buying – both financial and emotional. And frankly speaking, it doesn’t help that the process comes with its very own foreign language. While your mortgage broker can help de-mystify these terms, it helps to have a bit of a primer on what some of these terms mean. After all, it’s your money and your home we’re talking about; as a Mortgagor, you have a right to understand what you’re reading. (You didn’t know you were a mortgagor? Read on…)
We’ll start with Amortization” and “Term”. Both refer to periods of time in the life of your mortgage, and you’ll want to be sure that you understand the difference.
The amortization” of your mortgage is the length of time that would be required to reduce your mortgage debt to zero, based on regular payments at a specified interest rate. The amortization period is typically 15, 20 or even 25 years, although it can be any number of years or part-years. You could establish that you are able to make a certain payment each month of say $950 for your $130,000 mortgage at 5.5%. In this case, your amortization period will be just under 18 years. Or you could tell your broker that you’d like to be mortgage-free in just 10 years. With an amortization period of 10 years at the same interest rate, your $130,000 mortgage will cost you about $1,407 per month. That’s a tougher monthly payment, but you would save thousands of dollars in interest. (More than $35,000, in fact.) As you arrange your mortgage, then, keep in mind that your amortization period may be fairly long — although the shorter you can make it, the less you’ll wind up paying for your home in the long term.
The “term” of your mortgage will typically be shorter. The “term” is the duration of your mortgage agreement, at your agreed interest rate. This will be a very specific length of time, although you will have several choices. A 6-month mortgage is a very short-term mortgage. A 10-year mortgage will be one of the longest terms, generally with a higher rate of interest to represent the higher degree of uncertainty in the economic outlook. After your mortgage term expires, you will need to either pay off the balance of the mortgage principal, or negotiate a new ontario mortgage at whatever rates are available at that time.
Now, back to the term “Mortgagor”. This is one of three very similar terms: “Mortgagee”, “Mortgagor”, and “Mortgage”. A Mortgagee is the lender of the money: a bank, company, or individual. A Mortgagor is the borrower: the person or persons (or company) that is borrowing the money, and who will pay it back to the mortgagee. The Mortgage, of course, is the legal document that pledges the property as a security for the debt.
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What happens to the second mortgage when the first mortgage forecloses?I am going through a foreclosure on my first mortgage, what are my options with dealing with the second mortgage? Any legitimate websites with guides for dealing with the aftermath of foreclosure would also be appreciated.
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depends on your interest rate
lets say you did a 30 year 5% fixed
1825.19 would be your monthly
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here's a calculator.. toss around your own numbers.
PMI protects the lender in case your loan goes into default. The only way to have it removed is when you owe less than 80% of your home's value.
Speak to your lender about a FHA 203K loan. The 203K loan is sometimes refererred to as a "rehab loan". With a 203K you can have the kitchen/bedroom remodel costs put into your initial loan. The rehab must have estimates up front and also must be done by an approved contractor.
The home must be able to be appraised at the completed price. For example:
Say the home is listed at $150,000 and has an old outdated kitchen and bathroom. Before making an offer you get estimates from an approved FHA203K contractor for remodeling the kitchen and bathroom. The estimates come in at $30,000.
An appraiser will then appraise the home as if the remodel has already been done. As long as the home appraises at $180,000 you will be able to get the loan.
A big advantage to doing it this way is you do not need to have that $30,000 in hand or need to borrow the money later at higher rates. The rehab is done right away so you do not have to live with the outdated kitchen/bathroom. Your monthly payment on the loan on 150K vs 180K should amount to around $180/month additional.
That depends on a few things.
How much equity do you have in your current home?
What is your credit score?
What is your debt load?
Yes you can get a 2nd mortgage on your current home to buy another, people do it all the time.
Your income must support maintaining your current home (you should be able to get a renter in there to offset the mortgage payment or some portion there of) and support your new mortgage.
You can get a loan with a BK. Many lenders require it to be discharged for 2 years, however, there are still a few lenders that will lend on a BK only being discharged 1 day.
In a nutshell, yes you can, if all your other ducks are in a row.
Good luck
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i do not see any problem with you getting the refinance and i would not worry about the business end affected it!!!
When a senior lien forecloses, a junior lien is wiped out.
So if the first mortgage holder forecloses, the second trust deed goes away. If the second forecloses, you'll still owe the first.
Oftentimes, if a senior lien forecloses, the junior lien holder will send a representative to the auction to defend its interests by making sure the property goes for enough to pay the junior lien as well. Or they buy it themselves with the idea of reselling. Costs money, yes. But better than losing their whole investment.
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