Second Mortgage Lines of Credit Can Be Powerful Financing Vehicles for Investment Properties

By Rita Cook

Many people decide to buy additional properties as investment opportunities and when the price is right you usually can’t go wrong. However, what is the best way to find money for this kind of investment. A second mortgage line of credit might be just the answer. If you already own a home then getting a second mortgage should be easy.

Many second mortgages will offer a credit line that you can keep coming back to in order to get money. At the website Cantonstreetmortgage.com it notes that a second mortgage is tied into the equity in your current property. “In most cases the interest is tax deductible,” the site explains. “Money can be borrowed for home improvement, debt consolidation, financial investments, down payment on another property or car loans.” While not all companies offer the same thing, Canton is one example offering a fixed rate second mortgage that is as low as 8% and up to 125% financing. Second mortgages can also be called junior liens or subordinate mortgages explains Bryan Wilson, a financing consultant with BD Nationwide Mortgage.

Many investors and entrepreneurs use these cash-out investments often. “[They] will often use their properties available equity to provide them with capital for investment,” explains Atlas Mortgage Corp. “A real estate investor can take out a home equity loan or credit line on a currently owned property and then use the proceeds on another property.” Additionally, it is common for entrepreneurs to “mortgage their home’s equity with a second mortgage loan to provide them with start-up or operating capital for the business.”

One thing to certainly keep in mind is that second mortgages always have a higher risk factor and therefore higher rates. Interest rates can also fluctuate on a credit line in this case and it will often depend on how much of the equity is being used from the original property. “The less equity remaining after the second mortgage is recorded, the higher the interest rate,” reports the folks at Atlas Mortgage Corp.

Another important thing to remember when deciding on a home equity line of credit versus the traditional second mortgage loan is that a second mortgage provides you with a fixed amount of money repayable over a specific amount of time. If you need a set amount of money for a specific purpose to buy investment properties a second mortgage line of credit is definitely the way to go.

Rita is an experienced free-lance writer who has published many mortgage & consumer credit articles online. Learn more about Second Mortgage Lines of Credit and refinance options, please visit the Second Mortgage & Home Equity Credit. If you need additional assistance for credit card consolidation tips or lending guidelines for Second Mortgage Debt Consolidation. Take a moment and research the various loan programs ranging from a 2nd Mortgage HELOC, to a Million Dollar Payment Option ARM.

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Refinance Student Loans - How and Why?

Vanessa McHooley

Let's face facts. Going to college these days, especially private universities, is no cheap task and can put you well into debt before you even enter the "real world" for yourself. Most people, especially young college students, do not have the tens of thousands of dollars to pony up every year for college tuition either. Therefore, most college students choose to use student loans to put themselves through college, whereby they can pay the tuition without breaking a sweat. However, when it comes time to graduate from college and pay these student loans back, many people do not know where to begin. How about refinancing these loans before you even start anything else?

Advantages of Refinancing

By refinancing your student loans, you can save yourself hundreds, even thousands of dollars before you start repaying your loans, an option that many people fail to use. When you leave college, chances are that you have a variety of loans on the books with an array of different interest rates attached to each one. Refinancing these loans can help you to lower these interest rates, or, at least, bring some of them down, thus lowering your monthly payments and saving YOU money in the end. Even if all of your interest rates cannot be refinanced, chances are that you can save money in some places through refinancing.

Where To Refinance?

But, when it comes to refinancing, where do you turn to find a reliable place to lower your interest rates? The Internet may just be your one-stop-shop for refinancing your student loans from college, as you can search a variety of sites that offer refinancing services to suit your needs. Be careful though. Not every web site offering financial help will actually help you, and non-credible sites may actually just be out to steal a buck from you. Deal with those college student loan web sites that deliver real refinancing results and are properly licensed. Then, sit back and enjoy your money-saving tactics.

This article is distributed by NextStudent. At NextStudent, we believe that getting an education is the best investment you can make, and we're dedicated to helping you pursue your education dreams by making college funding as easy as possible. We invite you to learn more about Refinance Student Loans at http://www.NextStudent.com.

About The Author Vanessa McHooley My goal is to help every student succeed - education is one of the most important things a person can have, so I have made it my personal mission to help every student pay for their education. Aside from that, I am just a pretty average girl from San Diego California.

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