Anyway, my dad has offered to loan us $10,000 to put toward a down payment. It would be a huge help, but I’ve used online mortgage calculators, and maybe I’m doing something wrong, but it seems $10k down hardly makes a difference (it’s a loan, not a gift, from my dad, so consider I’m paying him $100/mo for a while here).
All we have saved at the moment is the $1,000 that we plan to use as earnest money when we make an offer, so $10k would be a huge help.
The lender did say that for every $1,000 you put down, you probably take less than $10/month off your mortgage payment. So is it even worth taking my dad up on the offer, if we have to pay the mortgage, AND my dad $100/month (for 8 1/2 years)?
Just wanted to know what the advantages are to putting down such a sum of money as opposed to going with 100% financing like we originally planned. Would it help us get approved for a better interest rate or something like that?
I’m also considering taking him up on it so we can clear all of our credit card debt, that way our only “debt” is paying him $100/mo and not throwing away money on interest.
Which would be the better option, in your opinion?
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6 Responses to Dad offering a loan for our down payment. what to do with it, or whether to even accept it?
Keith Truth
March 9th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Obtención de Préstamos de $ 10K y pagar su deuda de tarjetas de crédito. La mejor opción, seguro. Ni siquiera tiene que saber qué son los números para saber que el interés de las tarjetas de crédito están cobrando más de lo que su préstamo va a ser la carga y forma más de que su padre es de carga (ya que él no está cobrando nada) . Pagar las tarjetas de crédito. Simplemente no se emociona cuando se tiene todo lo que el crédito disponible de nuevo, no quiero a un máximo de ellos de nuevo.
dusty_titus
March 11th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Your fathers loan (which is actually a gift – since he is not charging you interest) would be best used on a 50/50 basis – adding 5,000 to down payment to help build equity faster, and 5,000 to pay off interest bearing credit card debt. You will get that 100 per month back when you deduct mortgage service & interest fees, on income tax return. Best of both worlds.
JWilly
March 14th, 2010 at 2:41 am
If you use his money as a down payment on your loan, the mortgage company needs to know that. They already know your financials, so they will question where the $10k came from.
Assuming your Dad’s loan is zero interest, by all means use the money to pay off your credit cards. But beware, you will be tempted to run the card balance up again, then you will have your Dad’s loan plus you credit cards. This is a death spiral that many people get into, me included many years ago.
Another word of caution, missing a payment to your Dad could cause problems. I don’t know what he’s like, but loaning money to family members is usually a bad idea.
Ultimately, if you can make it without you Dad’s loan, that is the best answer. I know, the money is tempting, but you would be better off developing some financial discipline and paying off your cards and starting to save some money. If you don’t you will regret it in the future.
geotom
March 15th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
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Lauren F
March 16th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
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