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Balloon Home Loans Be Careful



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n this modern economy,          fixed interest rate for a set     
lenders provide loans           period of years, those years are  
tailored to just about any      not in abundance. Instead of a    
situation. Balloon loans are one      fifteen or thirty year repayment  
such loan, but carry a serious        term, a balloon loan typically    
downside if you're not careful.       has a term of seven to ten years, 
                                      depending upon what the lender    
Balloon Loans                         was willing to give you. At the   
                                      end of the term, you must repay   
A balloon loan has nothing to do      the balloon loan in full. Yes, in 
with hot air or floating around       full. Let's take a look at how    
the world in 80 days. Fail to         this can play out.                
plan very carefully when using                                          
one of these loans, however, and      In 2005, you find a home you love 
your financial world will             but can't qualify for a loan. You 
definitely go down in flame like      are so engrossed with the loan    
the Hindenburg.                       that you eventually locate a      
                                      lender willing to write you a     
A balloon loan is a mortgage with     balloon loan. The loan is for     
a fixed interest rate for a set       $400,000 and has a 7 year term.   
period of years. Unlike               At the end of the seven years,    
traditional fixed rate home           you've paid the loan down by      
loans, the interest rates on          $50,000, but still owe $350,000.  
balloon loans are nearly as low       Somehow and someway, you must     
as those found on adjustable rate     come up with that $350,000 to pay 
mortgages. The problem with           off the loan. If you don't, the   
balloon loans, however, is the        lender will foreclose on the      
term.                                 home.                             
                                                                        
While balloon loans provide a low     Every borrower that goes with a   



balloon loan fully intends to         higher. Are you really going to   
refinance the property before the     be able to afford those rates?    
balloon blows. While this makes                                         
sense, you have to keep in mind       Balloon home loans are all about  
that refinancing is no sure           seeing the future. In essence,    
thing. Maybe you can, but maybe       you are pulling out the tea       
you can't. Also, we are               leaves and betting on rates in    
experiencing some of the lowest       2012 or so. If you get it wrong,  
loan rates every seen. Chances        your financial life can become a  
are very strong that in seven         nightmare.                        
years, rates are going to be much     

                              






About the Author:

Dan Lewis is with http://www.gwhomeloans.com - a San Diego mortgage brokers providing San Diego home loans. Visit http://www.gwhomeloans.com/services.html to learn more about options on San Diego mortgages from a San Diego mortgage broker company.

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