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How can I take years off my 30 year mortgage.

Posted on: 24th Feb, 2009 05:33 pm
i tried to refinance and my credit is good but the appraisal of my house came in $13,000.00 less than a year ago. i now can't refinance but would love to cut my mortgage to 15 years instead of 30.
call the loss mitigation department of your mortgage company and see if you can modify your loan with out a refinance.
Posted on: 24th Feb, 2009 06:13 pm
ps, if you did an FHA loan, you can do a streamline refinance without an appraisal. You might have to pay the closing costs from your own pocket though.
Posted on: 24th Feb, 2009 06:14 pm
Hi tomalynlawson,

As the appraised value of the property is lower than the mortgage, I don't think lenders will refinance the property. If you cannot refinance the property, I don't think there is any other way to lower the term of the mortgage payment. However, you can lookout for streamline appraisal as Elnora has suggested.

Thanks
Posted on: 24th Feb, 2009 08:02 pm
tomalyn, if you wish to reduce your term to 15 years without refinancing, all you need to know is the monthly payment required to retire the loan in 15 years and then begin making payments of that amount. make sure you specify to your lender that the additional sums are to go to principal.
use the amortization schedule tool here to do that calculation.
Posted on: 25th Feb, 2009 10:49 am
Exactly what George said. You just make a higher payment. Make sure you don't have a prepay penalty on your loan though.
Posted on: 25th Feb, 2009 03:07 pm
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