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WITH lessons learned, let’s discuss why you should not refinance your loans
Going through the home refinance process may seem like a good idea to save money or to get money for home improvements or other purposes, but there are some instances when you should not refinance your home. By understanding the situations where getting a refinancing loan is not such a good idea, you can better understand when you should look into the home refinance process.
What are some of the reasons why you should not ref inance your home?
To pay for a vacation or other consumable purchase.
If you are going to refinance your home to take a vacation or other purchase, this may not be such a good idea. When you refinance your home, you are taking out a loan for a time period of 15 to 30 years. If you use the money for a vacation or other purchase, then you are in essence paying for it for the entire length of the loan. That is not a smart move, simply because it is throwing money down the drain, because it is a purchase that will not last.
Paying off a car is questionable, depending on what interest rates you are paying for both and your tax benefits.
You will not break even with closing costs and interest rate.
Make sure that you are going to stay in the home long enough to recoup your closing costs and refinancing fees that you have to pay. By considering the lower monthly payment and how long it will take to make up the closing costs that you are going to pay, you can make sure that you will stay in the home long enough to recoup the costs of refinancing. Evaluate this carefully to ensure that it will be worth the money that you will have to spend to refinance your home.
To pay off credit card debt without addressing the spending problem.
Refinancing your home to pay off your credit cards, only to rack up the debt again is not a reason to refinance. If you do not address the spending issues that you and/or your spouse have, you will not do any good in the long run. You are putting your home at risk and are possibly setting yourself up for bankruptcy in the future. You are exchanging your short-term debt for long term debt that you are going to have to pay for up to 30 years. Addressing the spending issues that you have will help your refinancing decision to be a sound one, rather than just a quick fix. Cut up the credit cards or make other changes that will keep you out of this situation in the future.
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