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Tips On Choosing A Fixed Rate Mortgage

by: JamesRedder
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For many home buyers, the only real decision they have to make is whether to have a 15 or 30 year fixed mortgage rate? Early completion of a mortgage is important for those of use that leave buying a home until later in life. In a situation as important as this time needs to be spent considering all the available options. It is always a good idea to confirm that the interest rate does not alter during the term of the mortgage.

It seems that some lenders are happy to offer deals that appear too good to be true and they usually are. The interest rate should remain the same for fixed rate mortgages until the loan is repaid. This is of great benefit for anyone that does not like surprises. Both my wife and I decided to research fixed rate mortgages when we started looking at homes for sale.

Even though it was important for us to pay off our loan at the earliest possible opportunity, we didn't want high, unrealistic monthly payments which we would have trouble maintaining. Considering longer term fixed rate mortgages was one option if we could not afford a 15 year plan. We didn't really like the prospect of having a mortgage as we approached retirement so were really hoping to get one of the loans with 15 year fixed mortgage rates. We felt that there was a great deal of emphasis on paying the mortgage off early.

We thought about it long and hard and despite the pressure we decided to go with the 30 year loan plan. Although a number of things had to be pondered over, eventually the choice was made for us. Discovering my wife was having a baby was the most important reason. As she intended to raise our child at home we couldn't rely on her financial income to the monthly expenditure. The problem we could see was the increased financial commitment on a monthly basis if we had opted for the 15 year fixed mortgage rate. We knew that it just wasn't an option and the risk was too great. Despite the trepidation of having a longer term loan, it did reduce the repayments considerably.

We are also able to make extra payments throughout the year to make the principal shrink quicker. Those few extra payments also help reduce the number of years you have to pay the loan over. In the long term, this is a strategy well worth pursuing if you are able. Although we would have much preferred a loan with a 15 year fixed mortgage rate we had to take our needs and abilities into consideration. Anyway, everything worked out fine despite our hesitancy.

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