• nick@midwest.social
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        I put a ton down (the entire sale price of my last house, which I owned outright) on mine to get 2.2. Plus my credit is like 810 or something.

        Not bad for a dude who had his house foreclosed on in 2013.

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          Not bad indeed. I was also completely in the hole in 2013 with 800+ credit … but didn’t have nearly that much to put down, leaving me with a massive 2.8%. Not bad for a HCOL area though.

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        Not all mortgages are 30-year fixed. Rates are typically lower on 15-year and 10-year terms.

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    Don’t refinance Just act like it’s financed for 8 percent, use the extra money you saved to pay all except $10 as fast as you can, that way the loan is all but non existent, but the account is still open, so you can then use that loan to pay for other expensive things and investments

    This is actually how my uncle (who’s a mechanic) bought 2 brand new cars. It’s a very clever way of doing things.