Should I pay down on this mortgage? Deal from credit union!

Should I pay down on this mortgage? Deal from credit union!

Member since 2018 · 22 posts · 6 votes


@Joe Villeneuve


Wow you really make lots of sense the way you break things down. Ok now

if you don't mind what about one this situation. I'm currently buying 3

properties and own 1(1 is paid off in full that I have been pulling the

equity out of) and I'm in the process of buying a 4th and then I will

have to be done for awhile (dang this is SO addicting) I am inheriting

$20K so far from my father's estate. One of the 4 properties is the

current place I live in. It's a Duplex and I live in the smaller side of

the property and my daughter and her family live on the other side. The

mortgage payment is $1046.32 and my daughter pays $650 of that. I pay

the rest. Since her rent payment will never get the investment property

paid off should I throw the $20K on that property? And put even more on

the loan as I can? With soon having 4 loans going I'm pretty much down

buying for the moment. We currently live in 1 property, short term rent 2

of the properties and the 4th property we are buying we are inheriting a

long term tenant so will long term rent for now until the tenant leaves

then we will short term rent it. I think I have pushed my limit with

what we can get from our credit union. And with the 4th property costing

more than we have planned I offered to put $75K down on it. (the

proceeds from a property I sold recently) Not sure if I should have done

that but it already set to be paid. I would appreciate your advice!


Update: Deal from credit union!

Hi

If you looked to do a $20,000 paydown on the property I can look to get a rate Modification approved from the current 4.87% down to 3.7%. We do have a mandatory $350 modification fee but based on the rate change you would likely make that up in a couple of months.

Please let me know if you would like me to look at doing so.

So should I take their deal? This was a property I purchased approx a year ago.

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  • Theresa HarrisPro Member
    Member since 2019 · 15k+ posts · 11k+ votes
    6y

    How much will the drop in interest save you in the short and long term?  Even if you did take their offer, you could probably still take equity out of your home at a later date meaning you'd get the lower interest and still have access to the money.

    Generally speaking if you are looking to buy more rentals and are not at your max debt to income ratio, saving for down payments is always better.

  • Member since 2018 · 22 posts · 6 votes
    6y

    Theresa, For now I've about maxed out on buying rental properties. So I thought I should as least take the offer and say on some interest. 

  • Member since 2018 · 22 posts · 6 votes
    6y
    I'm mainly wanting to know if this is a good deal from the credit union and if I'm not missing anything. I figure since I'm not buying anything more for now I should at least try to save some money on a property I already have.
  • Homeowner · Spokane, WA · Member since 2017 · 16 posts · 3 votes
    6y

    Don't quote me, and wait for a response from @Joe Villeneuve ... Just posting this as maybe it might help you with the analysis process.
    Compare your mortgage payments after the principal goes down by 20K and the interest rate goes down a whole 1%.
    If you're able to pay for the mortgage with just what your daughter is giving you (650) and you're able to save that ~$350 a month, then maybe it's worth it.

    Consider how long it will take for you to make that $20,000 back, though. ($you save monthly * 12) <how much you've saved each year, then divide 20,000 by that amount = years it will take to make the 20,000 back.

    EX... 350*12= $4200   20,000/4200= 4.5 years roughly.

  • Member since 2018 · 22 posts · 6 votes
    6y

    Samuel, How come your not counting in the interest savings I would have?

    Here is the current info on the loan

    Details

    Current Balance

    $175,991.39

    Regular Payment Amount

    $1,046.32

    Amount Due

    $1,046.32

    Next Payment Date

    Aug 15, 2020

    Interest Rate

    4.870 %

    Current Year Interest Paid

    $5,107.50

    Original Loan Amount

    $180,000.00

    Open Date

    Jun 14, 2019

    Maturity Date

    Jun 15, 2024

  • Homeowner · Spokane, WA · Member since 2017 · 16 posts · 3 votes
    6y

    Absolutely I would include interest in the analysis! My quick example numbers were just that, an example for you to start taking all things into consideration! 

    Just off running the numbers real quick you currently pay $238 a month in interest, and it will drop to $180... saves your roughly $50 per month.
    So take that $350, and run it at $400. Still takes you a little over 4 years to make the money back.

    Might want to consider talking to another bank about financing on another rental property at that rate. If not a bank, can always seek personal lenders.

  • Member since 2018 · 22 posts · 6 votes
    6y

    Ok and he said the payment would drop from $1046.32 down to about $830. So that would save me about $266.32 a month then right. If so that's quite a bit. (Especially since I'm done investing for awhile with the 4 properties I will already have under my belt. I can't take on anymore risk) 

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