Financing With A Home Equity Loan by:Joseph Kenny

If you have good credit, a homeowner, your mortgage is paid on time every month and

you are thinking about borrowing money, the home equity route may be the way to go. What this allows is suppose your home is worth substantially more than your current mortgage, for example, your mortgage is for 100,000 but your home is worth 200,000, you will have an equity of 100,000 in the value of your home that you can borrow against.

A home equity loan can be used for many purposes:

-Paying off other debts;

-Taking a holiday;

-Paying for university;

The loan is secured over your home, and therefore, the interest rate will generally be lower than for other types of credit that may be available. This makes them a good option for paying off higher interest debts, so long as you don't rack them up again, or taking on a larger project such as a house extension. It is often a good idea to use a home equity loan to renovate your house, as the house value increases as a result, and often by more than what you pay to renovate it. You can also receive a tax credit on the interest paid on the loan.

However, it must be remembered that such loans are not appropriate for everybody in every situation. They should generally only be used for large projects of long term needs. For smaller loans, it may be better to look at other options such as personal loans. The rate and terms, as with all loans, will vary depending on your payment history and the amount and length of the loan.

The loan can be offered as a lump sum or as a credit line. The lump sum gives you the whole amount of the loan all at once and interest is payable on it immediately. With a credit line, you only use the money as needed, up to an agreed maximum, and interest only accrues on the amount you use.

You should always carefully review your finances before taking on more debt, especially if it is to be secured on your home. Using your home as security means that if repayments aren't made on the loan, you could lose your house. It is therefore important that you are comfortable with the amount you are borrowing. You should also look at the differences in costs between a lump sum and a line of credit and decide carefully which one better suits your needs.

About the author

Joseph Kenny writes for the loan comparison sites, http://www.ukpersonalloanstore.co.uk and also http://www.selectloans.co.uk. The latest loans are reviewed in detail at the Loan Store.

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