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Single Mother on Disability Wants to Pay Off Loan Early. – Tonya

Posted by: Steve Rhode October 29, 2010 in Reader Questions

41 yr old Single mother, on disability. I live in Tennessee. The house I live in, My ex husband and I paid cash when we first moved in. Then we went and took out a 40,000.00 loan. The loan is a 5 yr refin. balloon payment.

My payments for the house is 326 a month, its time to refinance and I was wondering how much extra each month should I pay to pay the loan off in 5 yrs, before I will have to refinance again?

Tonya

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Doyle Brueckner
It would be anywhere from $725-$825 depending on the interest rate. I agree with Damon though, if you are refinancing anyway you should get a long term fixed rate loan and just pay it off as quickly as you can. This way you will have the flexablility to make adjustments if anything changes in your financial situation.
Doyle Brueckner
It would be anywhere from $725-$825 depending on the interest rate. I agree with Damon though, if you are refinancing anyway you should get a long term fixed rate loan and just pay it off as quickly as you can. This way you will have the flexablility to make adjustments if anything changes in your financial situation.
Steve @ The Real Debt Solution
Without knowing the interest rate I’d guess that she would have to pay at least $750 to $800 per month at a 5% interest rate. I would suggest if you have the cash pay it off sooner, because if something changes with your income or credit you could lose the home if you can’t refinance.
The payment is very manageable and you shouldn’t have a problem paying it off even sooner if you focus on it.
Steve @ The Real Debt Solution
Without knowing the interest rate I’d guess that she would have to pay at least $750 to $800 per month at a 5% interest rate. I would suggest if you have the cash pay it off sooner, because if something changes with your income or credit you could lose the home if you can’t refinance.
The payment is very manageable and you shouldn’t have a problem paying it off even sooner if you focus on it.
Damon Day
HeyTonya,
I agree with Robert. Typically people opt for a balloon payment because they need to keep their monthly payments down for a short period of time or don’t plan on staying in the house longer than a few years. However, since you are asking how much extra you will need to pay per month to pay off the note before the balloon payment is due, I am confused as to why you don’t just get a 30 year fixed mortgage and then make the extra payments to pay off the loan. That will give you more flexibility and not put you up against a hard deadline to refinance in case you financial situation is not favorable at that time.
Also, if you want to solve the problem of how large your monthly payment needs to be to pay off 40,000 over 60 months you will need to supply the current interest rate. Also if it is a variable rate then you won’t be able to get an exact figure and it could be quite a bit off depending on what rates do over the next few years.
http://DamonDay.com Damon Day
HeyTonya,
I agree with Robert. Typically people opt for a balloon payment because they need to keep their monthly payments down for a short period of time or don’t plan on staying in the house longer than a few years. However, since you are asking how much extra you will need to pay per month to pay off the note before the balloon payment is due, I am confused as to why you don’t just get a 30 year fixed mortgage and then make the extra payments to pay off the loan. That will give you more flexibility and not put you up against a hard deadline to refinance in case you financial situation is not favorable at that time.
Also, if you want to solve the problem of how large your monthly payment needs to be to pay off 40,000 over 60 months you will need to supply the current interest rate. Also if it is a variable rate then you won’t be able to get an exact figure and it could be quite a bit off depending on what rates do over the next few years.
Robertplattbell
Have you considered a 30-year fixed-rate note? Rates are good right now.
Why are you using a series of balloon notes? It is a very expensive and risky way to borrow money.
Robertplattbell
Have you considered a 30-year fixed-rate note? Rates are good right now.
Why are you using a series of balloon notes? It is a very expensive and risky way to borrow money.

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