Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Beginner Mortgage Refinance

By Madeline Zidan

When thinking of a Mortgage Refinance for a commercial property, you may want to consider becoming familiar with the terminology to help understand how the process will play out. This will increase your knowledge and help you prepare for what to expect.

Two of the main reasons people look at Mortgage Refinance, is to help reduce monthly payments and interest, in my opinion one of the most important items to look at is how closing costs will affect the equity you have built over the years.

If you think back to when you applied for your original Commercial Mortgage Finance, you will remember specific terminology some what different than that of Loan Refinance. You had to think about the price of the commercial property, the time it will take to secure a loan this size, it is possible for the amount of time specified on the contract to run out before you get funded, protection from default on such a large loan, not to mention collateral, down payment, closing costs and so on, not too unlike a mortgage on a house.

If you think back to when you applied for your original Commercial Mortgage Finance, you will remember thinking with a slightly different approach than you would with Mortgage Refinance. You had to think about the price of the commercial property, the time it will take to secure a loan this size, it is possible for the amount of time specified on the contract to run out before you get funded, protection from default on such a large loan, not to mention collateral, closing costs and so on. Things can become very complicated on a loan this size for a commercial property.

Before we move on to Loan Refinance terms let's recap what terms you had to learn before, such as 1031 Tax Exchange, Environmental Reports, what type of commercial property qualifies for what type of loan, which is a lot for one to learn, the difference between Conduit and Mezzanine Loans, and so on.

It is very important to find a great Broker that offers a variety of innovative loan programs for your specific need. So now, it is time to look at Mortgage Refinance. Things may become very complicated on a loan for a commercial property.

The terminology is somewhat different when it comes to Loan Refinance. You start looking at possible Prepayment Penalties, Cash out option Proceeds, and maybe you want to inject the money you cash out into new property or update your current property, what is the Discounted Cash Flow, Current vs. Proposed Loan to Value Ratio.

It is very important to look at may closing costs will affect the equity you have been building over the years. Two of the biggest reasons people look at Loan Refinance, are to get a lower interest rate than they currently have, this means lower monthly note payments (less payment means extra cash in your pocket) and the second reason people refinance their mortgage is to "cash out" some of the equity they have built over time and invest it in a new project. Remember that knowledge is power, so stay knowledgeable by reading and researching your topic.

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