Car loans have gone from 48 month payment terms to 60 months, to 72, even 120 months. Why are mortgages typically for 30 years? Do people really pay 30 years without moving to pay off the notes? Since housing prices are going up and wages aren’t keeping up, why aren’t there 40 or 50+ year mortgage repayment options to make payments more affordable? Thank you!
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when we bought our house, the bank had us meet with a “financial advisor counselor” or something like that. i guess to assess how well i manage my assets and income, as my credit score at the time wasn’t as fantastic as it could have been (i have decently okay credit history, but i still have student loan debt i’m slowly dealing with). she explained that, in order for the bank to risk the amount they put up, it has to return a profit in a timely manner. we settled on a 20-year mortgage for slightly lower monthly payment but also a smaller loan overall. the reward has to outweigh the risks for them.
the lady also explained how she was on her fourth house. i suppose some people buy a house, pay so much on it, then sell it at a price that pays off the remaining mortgage amount and then some. they then use the “and then some” to put a down payment on a different mortgage. tbf, she also seemed like the kind of person that had a bit of disposable income. you can increase a property’s value by doing small things – adding a fence, installing inset lights, remodeling a bathroom, modernizing it, etc. you can then sell it for more than you paid for it. hell, some people even do it as a living – “house flippers” or whatever.
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