When a lender issues a loan, they need the loan to be in effect for a period of time (maybe 2 or 3 years) in order to acheive a minimum acceptable rate of return. They often place a prepayment penalty in place that basically says that if you refinance in say 6 months you agree to pay X amount of dollars over the outstanding loan balance. This helps then stay profitable etc. and is quite common.
Yes, extra payments will be counted towards the principle. Most A paper loans will not have a prepayment penalty. The ones that due, typically is a prepayment penalty of 6 months worth of interest, usually in effect for 2-3 years. If you make extra payments on your home, you should not trigger the prepayment penalty, unless you pay off a significant amount of money. For example, a prepayment penalty would be in effect if you pay off more then 10 percent of the principle balance within the first 2 years. As long as you don't pay more then 10 percent, they it will not be triggered. This is just an example, but is pretty typical.
When a lender issues a loan, they need the loan to be in effect for a period of time (maybe 2 or 3 years) in order to acheive a minimum acceptable rate of return. They often place a prepayment penalty in place that basically says that if you refinance in say 6 months you agree to pay X amount of dollars over the outstanding loan balance. This helps then stay profitable etc. and is quite common.
What if you make a larger payment every month than the note calls for? Does this apply towards principal?
Yes, extra payments will be counted towards the principle. Most A paper loans will not have a prepayment penalty. The ones that due, typically is a prepayment penalty of 6 months worth of interest, usually in effect for 2-3 years. If you make extra payments on your home, you should not trigger the prepayment penalty, unless you pay off a significant amount of money. For example, a prepayment penalty would be in effect if you pay off more then 10 percent of the principle balance within the first 2 years. As long as you don't pay more then 10 percent, they it will not be triggered. This is just an example, but is pretty typical.
Hope this helps.
Vasiliy
Mutli unit property is considered residential as long as its a 1-4 unit property. Everything higher then that is considered commercial.
Vasiliy
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On 2005-01-20 15:19, Fishbowl1 wrote:
Is prepayment usually allowed on residential loans? Does it have to be in whole or can it be in part?
Also, when buying a muti-unit for residential purposes is the loan classified as "residential?"
Thanks.