Im looking at my options for refinancing my 5 yr ARM which is resetting in about 2 months.
We will be in the house for exactly 7 more years before we retire and move.
Options:
1) Pay off the mortgage. I have the money for this but dont want to do it at this point.
2) Let the mortgage reset and wait until next year to tackle this problem. It appears it will reset to about 5% for this next year which is lower than the going rates but who knows what they will be this time next year.
3) Refinance with my current company (Wells Fargo). Id like comments on any point of this post but this is the option Im interested in hearing thoughts on since Im confused about it. They have a current rate fixed rate of 5.75% for 15 years or 6.25% for 15 years with no closing costs. I know I need to talk to them to see how much closing costs would be for a comparison but Im trying to do some math first.
I owe $102000.
15 yrs at 5.75% gives me a payment of $847
15 yrs at 6.25% gives me a payment of $874
Difference is $27 / month times the 84 months we'll be in the house = $2268
I can compare that $2268 to the closing cost for the lower interest loan but what Im not sure about is how or if I need to compare the loan balances after the 7 years.
Balance for the 5.75% loan after 7 years is $64519
Balance for the 6.25% loan after 7 years is $65407
Do I add the extra $888 that remains on the balance of the 6.25% loan to the extra $2268 in payments to get a total of $3156 in higher costs for the no closing costs loan?
Is the higher balance number of the 6.25% loan even correct or do I need to find out what the payoff would be at that point for both loans?
We will be in the house for exactly 7 more years before we retire and move.
Options:
1) Pay off the mortgage. I have the money for this but dont want to do it at this point.
2) Let the mortgage reset and wait until next year to tackle this problem. It appears it will reset to about 5% for this next year which is lower than the going rates but who knows what they will be this time next year.
3) Refinance with my current company (Wells Fargo). Id like comments on any point of this post but this is the option Im interested in hearing thoughts on since Im confused about it. They have a current rate fixed rate of 5.75% for 15 years or 6.25% for 15 years with no closing costs. I know I need to talk to them to see how much closing costs would be for a comparison but Im trying to do some math first.
I owe $102000.
15 yrs at 5.75% gives me a payment of $847
15 yrs at 6.25% gives me a payment of $874
Difference is $27 / month times the 84 months we'll be in the house = $2268
I can compare that $2268 to the closing cost for the lower interest loan but what Im not sure about is how or if I need to compare the loan balances after the 7 years.
Balance for the 5.75% loan after 7 years is $64519
Balance for the 6.25% loan after 7 years is $65407
Do I add the extra $888 that remains on the balance of the 6.25% loan to the extra $2268 in payments to get a total of $3156 in higher costs for the no closing costs loan?
Is the higher balance number of the 6.25% loan even correct or do I need to find out what the payoff would be at that point for both loans?