Jun
8
merk asked:
My husband and I owe about $98K on our house. Before we got married, he took a $40K second mortgage on the house to pay for graduate school. We are only paying the interest on the 2nd mortgage, at about $350 a month. We are planning to sell in two years and we’ll list the house for about $170K. My question is, do we continue paying just the interest on the 2nd mortagage and pay it off when we sell, or should we start making larger payments off the balance? Any help you can give is greatly appreciated!!!
We put a decent amount into savings a month, and retirement each year. I’ve been going back and forth over paying more towards the balance of the 2nd, or paying more towards credit cards that have a low interest rate.
Jack
My husband and I owe about $98K on our house. Before we got married, he took a $40K second mortgage on the house to pay for graduate school. We are only paying the interest on the 2nd mortgage, at about $350 a month. We are planning to sell in two years and we’ll list the house for about $170K. My question is, do we continue paying just the interest on the 2nd mortagage and pay it off when we sell, or should we start making larger payments off the balance? Any help you can give is greatly appreciated!!!
We put a decent amount into savings a month, and retirement each year. I’ve been going back and forth over paying more towards the balance of the 2nd, or paying more towards credit cards that have a low interest rate.
Jack
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6 Responses to “Should I pay more then just interest on a 2nd mortgage?”
The interest you need that money for something else immediately if you are better off paying on the interest you are better off debt unless you would just be.
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If you have the option to pay larger payments onto something ensure they go toward the highest interest debt to reduce your costs. Your second mortgage will likely be charged interest at a rate higher than your first, so applying towards that is a good thing. Regardless of whether or not you sell the house in the next couple of years, you still owe the money, so putting a dent into it now will only give you greater equity when you sell! Good luck!
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