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Jennifer Hershey

If you have been in your home for a number of years and you

have established some equity, you may be considering liquidating

some of that equity. A great way to do this would be to go with

a Home Equity Loan.

A home equity loan allows for you to borrow off of the equity

you have established in your home through appreciation and

monthly mortgage payments without having to touch your first

mortgage.

This is why a home equity loan can also be known as a second

mortgage. But before you go and start signing applications, shop

around so you can find the best home equity loan rate out there.

There are two types of home equity loans on the market that you

have to choose from. The first one is your standard home equity

loan with a fixed rate, which of course, is based on prime. This

loan you receive in a lump sum and begin to make monthly

payments upon it immediately.

The second type of loan is the home equity credit line. This

one, as its name implies comes in the form of a line of credit.

The home equity line of credit has a rate that is variable,

which means it will fluctuate with the prime rate. Many of them

come with introductory rates for the first five or six months.

Once approved for a home equity line of credit, you will not

receive it in the form of a lump sum. Instead you will receive

it in the form of a check book giving you easy access to draw

upon it in the amount you would like at your convenience. Once

you do draw upon it, you will have to begin paying it back on a

monthly basis. Normally in the form of interest only for the

first ten years.

Suppose you were to receive a home equity line of credit in the

amount of $25,000.00. If you only wanted to borrow $6000.00,

than all you would have to do is write out one of the check's

the lender sent you and deposit it into your checking account.

Your payment would than be based on the $6000.00 you borrowed

from your line.

Keep in mind, home equity credit lines do come with a rate that

is variable, and that rate is based on prime. So, if the prime

rate goes up, the rate on your home equity credit line will go

up as well.

On the other hand, if the prime rate goes down, than the rate on

your home equity credit line will go down.

Mortgage companies are very competitive, so whichever home

equity loan you decide to go with, it would be in your best

interest to shop around so that you may compare rates.

After allowing for a few loan officers to assess your situation

and offer you a rate and product, base your decision on the rate

and product that best fits your needs and budget.

About the author:

Jennifer Hershey has more than twenty years of experience in the

Mortgage Industry as a loan officer. She is the owner of

http://www.explainingmortgages.com/, a mortgage resource site

devoted to making mortgage terms and products easy to

understand.

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