But I’ve been writing about real estate for more than three decades now, so I’ve benefited from interviewing hundreds of lenders.
Along the way, I learned that technically you can get a loan term as short as five years and as long as 40.
Back then, average mortgage rates were under 4%, well below what we’d been paying since buying our current home eight-years earlier.
Plus, the 20-year refinance will ultimately save us over $100,000 in interest compared with a 30-year refinance (before factoring in our extra payments).
Don’t let anyone talk you into a “standard” loan term until you’ve compared all your options.
Persons:
Michele Lerner, I’ve, we’d, We’d, what’s, Don’t
Locations:
Virginia, Washington ,