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Summary: Refinancing a home mortgage begins by consulting with a mortgage professional to get a good-faith estimate for a new interest rate and better loan terms. Consider refinancing a home after 12 months of purchase with helpful information from an experienced real estate agent in this free video on financing homes.
Lorna Collette and Kirk Clow are real estate agents with Equity Real Estate in Salt Lake City, Utah.read more
"Hi, I'm Craig Collete with Equity Real Estate here in Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm here to talk to you about how to refinance. One of the biggest things you need to realize is that typically you need to be in your house at least twelve months. There's advantages and disadvantages to refinancing with the same mortgage company that you originally bought your house with. A couple of things I would recommend would be go and talk to a good mortgage professional, talk it over with them. That would be the first thing, whether that's a bank, a local bank, a credit union or a grand national bank, or just somebody small that you feel comfortable with, maybe a good friend. One of the first things I would recommend would be go and talk to a mortgage professional, whether that's a bank or a credit union, on a local or national level, go talk to them, get advice. What you're looking for would be a good faith estimate. So basic, what percentage are you going to quote me at, what's going to be the terms of the loan, is it going to be an ARM, is it going to be a fixed, go find out all the details on that. Once you've got a couple of those good faith estimates then you can really compare in contrast with, is this a better deal than what I've got right now and who can make the best deal for me. So that would be the best way on how to refinance."