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Mortgage Loans: Doom or Gloom?

You just got laid off. This is the worst disaster in your life. You probably got laid off on a Friday, as that seems to be the preferred day for companies to hand out pink slips. The only thing you have to look forward to at the end of this weekend is…. Not getting up Monday morning and going to a job you didn’t like very much anyway. Maybe it isn’t the worst thing that ever happened. You’ve done your due diligence.

You’ve gone online and filled out all the paperwork for unemployment and have your fingers crossed that eventually they’ll send you a check.

You’re scanning the classifieds and the job boards and mentally rephrasing the skills and interests section of your resume. The word interest keeps running through your head and once again you realize you weren’t particularly interested in what you’d been doing for a living, nor in the majority of employment opportunities you are staring at over your coffee.

There is something you’ve always been interested in doing. You know you’ve got the skill for it, even if you need to do a little research first to iron a few things out. You turn away from the computer and pull out your personal files to see what the equity in your home might be like. It may take a second mortgage, or a home equity loan, but being able to do what you’ve always wanted with your life and making a living off it besides will be totally worth the effort and the risk. There are many things to consider when taking out a mortgage loan. What is your home equity (what you owe, versus what you’ve paid)? What are current interest rates? Who will give you the best rate and terms, your current lender or someone else?

Once you determine how much you can probably borrow, you need to figure out how much you will need. The size of the loan will figure into your interests rates and what type you take out. Home equity? Business?

The amount is also relevant because it will color the terms and length of the loan. Will you be better off with a fixed interest rate? How about a variable, an interest only, or an adjustable rate you will refinance in a few years? Each of these has its own risks and benefits and you need to study each carefully.

Your needs and your assets will be part of an informed decision on which loan is best for you and the dream you’ve put off far too long.