For those people who have owned their home for while, they’ll have a certain amount of equity built up, and they can actually get a home improvement loan to improve their living conditions. Whether it’s a complete remodel job, or a simple repair or improvement job, there are home loans available that usually charge a small amount of interest in order for you to improve your property.
Home improvement loans are actually rather interesting, the banks are betting that the actual market value of the home is going to increase through a home improvement loan. You’ll need to explain to the banks exactly how you’re going to use the money and how it’s going to increase the value of the home, but often times, you can get an inexpensive home loan on top of your regular mortgage to improve your home’s market value.
Many people use home improvement loans to do structural repair. This means that you can get a home improvement loan to improve the foundation under your home, repair the roof, repair plumbing or wiring, or even to work on driveways. It’s important that you understand how a home improvement loan works and the interest charged in order to make sure that you can pay for it. Your home is usually used as collateral on a home improvement loan, so going in over your head on improving your home, can actually put you in danger of foreclosure if you can’t afford the loan.
Make sure you thoroughly understand how your home improvement loan is going to work with your mortgage. You’ll need to understand contract terms, interest rates, and of course foreclosure terms as well. You’ll need to add in all of the maintenance or home loan costs into your improvement loan in order to make sure that you can make the payments on the home and all of its accompanying loans. It might be nice to totally remodel your kitchen, but if you can’t afford the home improvement loan, you could actually lose your home over it.
There are companies that specialize in home improvement loans, it’s important that you thoroughly research any financial company and its accompanying contract. You can use your Internet to not only research the financial companies, but also to apply for home improvement loans. Many financial companies have moved online, the low overhead can actually allow them to charge less interest, so before signing for your home improvement loan, make sure you’ve done your shopping.
A home improvement loan is a great way to improve or repair your home. Make sure that the increase in total home loan costs including your home improvement loan are going to be offset by increasing your market value in your property.
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February 15th, 2010 at 6:11 am
RIP BILLY MAYS! But I can’t believe he’s actually not yelling here!
February 15th, 2010 at 6:32 am
http://www.targetwoman.com/articles/home-improvement-loan.html
That site appears to have information on home gov't loans!
February 15th, 2010 at 7:04 am
btw i know he’s not really Billy Mays, but he looks just like him!
February 15th, 2010 at 7:12 am
The least costly loan will be to obtain a equity line of credit on the house.
Assuming you have a reasonable equity in the house, a bank will extend a line of credit in an amount that relates to the value of your equity (how much you own vs how much you owe on a mortgage). With this line of credit (LOC)you simple write checks for any work you desire. The amount of monthly payments you make to the bank will depend upon how much of the LOC you have used. Normally a LOC does not require you spend on only improvements – you could buy a car using your LOC for a lower interest rate than you could get on a straight car loan.
Except for a margin loan in a stock brokerage account – a equity LOC is the cheapest money you can get.
LOC's should be available from any local bank. Get a LOC NOT an improvement loan. The LOC rate is cheaper, you do not have spending restrictions with the LOC and you do not have to make any payments until you write a check against your LOC.
Shop around, you should be able to get a LOC without any closing cost with an interest rate that is very close to the Prime rate.
February 15th, 2010 at 11:28 am
lol where did you find this Home Improvement: Tool Time? I also remember seeing some of these after school as a kid…
February 15th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I prefer the german voices =)
February 15th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
You often owe nothing. They have everything they need to give you a loan. If you call in 5 weeks or 5 months, they will still be anxious to give you a loan. The appraisal would still be valid.
If they are worried about you owing money, they make you pay for those items yourself; upfront. I think you are ok.
February 16th, 2010 at 1:04 am
You may be elibible for either a 2nd mortgage HELOC, or a refinance of your first mortgage. A HELOC is a Home Equity Line Of Credit. You would apply with a local bank or credit union. The minimum line is probable $10,000, but you only need to use as much or little as you need. You could pay this down, and then be able to reuse the funds again for other needs. This would be the cheapest short term option.
A Rate and Term refinance of your home would allow you to get up to $2000 back. If you were lowering your rate, this would be the way to go. Rates are currently running about 5.00% for a 30 yr fixed loan. This would make your payment $245.00. Of course you pay always pay as much more as you want and pay it off much sooner than 30 years. If you are not lowering the interest rate by atleast .50%, the fees on the refinance would be prohibitive and cost you way too much just to get $2000 back.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:05 am
I'm sure that the HELP loan is a subsidized loan which has strict qualification guidelines. You can check with another bank, but I doubt that USB would disqualify you. You may be right that the loan they want you to take is a sub-prime, and you want avoid that if possible. Don't borrow more than you need–you're right about that.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:50 am
I heard Lowes gives great employee discounts. Good luck!
February 16th, 2010 at 7:30 am
I love this show
February 16th, 2010 at 9:07 am
February 16th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
hahahaaha they put this show on at 10 a.m monday thru friday on TBS…freaking love it
February 16th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
February 16th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
They are different types of loans available out there. Most of them are dependant of you personal financial situation. The best way to really find out what is available to you is to stop by several mortgage places and evaluate what they have to offer
-J
February 17th, 2010 at 1:16 am
you guys need to watch “Home Improvement: The Count of Monte Borland” here on Youtube. it’s freakin’ hilarious.
February 17th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Got to love Tim The Tool Man Taylor
February 17th, 2010 at 9:28 am
lmao bob vila on this = ultimate hater