http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/mortgages-and-interest-rates/ Building Financial Freedom Together Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:39:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/mortgages-and-interest-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Net Worth Review at Couple Money - March 2010 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:25:57 +0000 http://couplemoney.com/?p=525#comment-1064 [...] to start paying down our new mortgage. In case you’re curious, it’s a 30 year fixed rate mortgage and it’s at [...] [...] to start paying down our new mortgage. In case you’re curious, it’s a 30 year fixed rate mortgage and it’s at [...]

]]> http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/mortgages-and-interest-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Amortization and Mortgages Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:16:20 +0000 http://couplemoney.com/?p=525#comment-313 [...] payments of the life of the mortage that takes into account the principle and the interest. For a fixed rate mortgage the payment amount remains constant over the life of the [...] [...] payments of the life of the mortage that takes into account the principle and the interest. For a fixed rate mortgage the payment amount remains constant over the life of the [...]

]]> http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/mortgages-and-interest-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Calculate Your Down Payment Fund With Zillow Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:53:56 +0000 http://couplemoney.com/?p=525#comment-102 [...] a home can be a great experience, but it can also be a nightmare. If you’re not in a position to buy a home, don’t worry. Rent can be a wise choice for many people. Don’t be impatient; wait for the right [...] [...] a home can be a great experience, but it can also be a nightmare. If you’re not in a position to buy a home, don’t worry. Rent can be a wise choice for many people. Don’t be impatient; wait for the right [...]

]]> http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/mortgages-and-interest-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Julie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:15:01 +0000 http://couplemoney.com/?p=525#comment-91 We have a 30 year fixed mortgage at 5.5% (the lowest available at the time we got our loan. This way, we can pay extra payments on the principal when we want to but are not tied down to doing so. We did not get any tax credit as we were not first time homebuyers. The main thing is that we got a place to move directly into instead of having to rent for a while then move all our stuff to a new home when we moved from another state to this state. We have a 30 year fixed mortgage at 5.5% (the lowest available at the time we got our loan. This way, we can pay extra payments on the principal when we want to but are not tied down to doing so. We did not get any tax credit as we were not first time homebuyers. The main thing is that we got a place to move directly into instead of having to rent for a while then move all our stuff to a new home when we moved from another state to this state.

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