See: Mortgage. See: Mortgage Rate Lock.
Locking in a low interest rate on a mortgage is awesome, no doubt about it. But what happens if interest rates fall even further during our lock period?
Well, if we’ve got a “mortgage rate lock float down” going on, our interest rate can be adjusted downward to match the current going rate. The best part about this option is that it only works in one direction. If rates go up, for example, we’re still locked in with our nice low rate. The not-as-great part is that we usually have to pay a fee to initiate the downward float, and sometimes those fees can be steep. But if the interest rate drop is substantial enough, we’ll more than likely make up the cost of the fee with our reduced mortgage payments.
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Finance allah shmoop shmoop What is a mortgage Well people
a mortgage is just dead it's alone but one with
special tax treatment For most people simply put Any interest
you pay on a mortgage to buy a home is
tax deductible Morty morton's inputs down a hundred thousand bucks
to buy a home that costs four hundred big ones
his mortgages three hundred grand at five percent interest per
year So that's fifteen thousand dollars a year he pays
to rent the money from the bank which he uses
to buy his dream home with the loop de loop
waterslide Morty earns one hundred grand a year and pays
tax on his last fifteen thousand of earnings soas faras
The irs is concerned since morty can deduct his fifteen
thousand dollars in interest against his earnings he does not
in fact earn taxable wages of one hundred grand annually
Instead he earns taxable wages of eighty five thousand dollars
a year Essentially with government is doing is sharing in
some of the cost of renting the money Taub i'm
ortiz home well why would the u s government be
so charitable Well because home ownership has been integral part
of the american dream since the u s of a
i po'ed in seventeen seventy six easy access to mortgages
and then home buying can be a hugely beneficial asset
In the vast majority of cases homes create family stability
a store of wealth and tax dollars for local schools
in the form of real estate taxes So don't feel
bad about splurging on that water slide there Morty Just 00:01:42.93 --> [endTime] remember you're doing it for the kids Hello
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