Haven’t we all heard of this before: “No Down Payment!” It can be a great thing in some cases, and not such a great thing in others. Sometimes it can mean that you will have to make more payments, pay more interest, and stretch out the length of the finance term. Some people are willing to pay more and see a no down payment situation as the best option for them. Many times mortgage lenders tempt new home buyers with no down payment financing only to secure a loan with them for a higher interest rate, which them allows them to make more profit in the long run. People with bad credit or no credit especially may need to take advantage of this type of financing. Not only will it allow them to buy their own home, but it will help them to establish or rebuild their credit.
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We recently applied for a Line of Credit from a local lender. After a look at our credit history, and after providing proof of employment, driver’s license information and identification we were approved. We decided to take out this Line of Credit as a buffer for emergency situations and to pay off a couple of bills that were getting into the red zone. We recently shuffled around our work situations and the bit of down time between jobs quickly caught up with us. So, to buy a bit of leeway and breathing space, we decided to get a Line of Credit.

The interest rate on our Line of Credit is pretty ridiculous. Similar to the insane charges on a credit card. However, we intend to pay off the balance almost immediately since the monthly credit charge is only about 2.5%. It just doesn’t make sense to carry a balance for any length of time.

It’s nice to have the buffer of a Line of Credit. This way we know that if anything dire came up, like an emergency car repair, we always have money handy in a crisis. Of course, the biggest danger is temptation. During the long winter months, a nice vacation to some hot travel destination definitely sounds enticing. How easy it would be to throw caution to the wind and run up that Line of Credit in the blink of an eye!!
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