Mon, May 28, 2012, 10:02 PM EDT - U.S. Markets closed for Memorial Day

 

28 comments

  • HadToMakeUpAName  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
    Hmmmmmm, with motgage rates under 4% it might be better to take that extra cash and invest it in a mutual fund with a historical return of 8-10%. Keep that 3.5% mortgage as long as you can. Oh, of course pay off those high interest rate credit cards first.
  • sillin  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 months ago
    I skipped the useless video. Okay, when houses were around $100k and under in the LA area in the 80s, people could afford it even by working minimum wages ($6-7 something/hr). No freaking credit cards, no credit check, working in McDonald's is fine, and yes the no down payments for first time home buyers. Right now, it's too complex and cost too much.
  • mar  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
    borrow as much as you can for as long as you can with these low rates and tax deduction, stop listening to advise from "kids" at yahoo
  • A Yahoo! User  •  Cicero, Illinois  •  3 months ago
    wow ... who would have thought paying more would pay it off faster.
  • Odesser  •  Columbia, South Carolina  •  3 months ago
    at the end of the year take part of your income tax and apply it to your monthly payments maybe up to two or three months ahead and with your monthly checks you get any way you can apply them over here on something else up to two or thee months ahead,like your life insurance maybe think about it you will beable to save or catch up on another bill, like water always put if you can put alittle more on your bills if you can you,ll stay ahead and not to mention proud of your self later on in life l would say some time, you an,t got nothing on me i can leave town on an emergency for three months if need be and my bills are being paid automatic every month.
  • Odesser  •  Columbia, South Carolina  •  3 months ago
    have your monthly payments automatic withdrawl from your account since it,s a lock in monthly payment,and you can always send in something on the principle just make sure you write principle on the check or money order.50 to maybe 100.when ever you can.I agree never borrow from anyone or any loan office because you are deeper in the hole and you will never get out, and you will in up losing eveething also you can relax and injoy your vacation or whatever
  • Tim  •  Oakley, California  •  3 months ago
    WOW! He's a geneous.
  • vlj  •  3 months ago
    I REFUSE TO WATCH ANY MORE VIDEOS ON YAHOO. WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF READING!
  • Hope  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 months ago
    Easy. Pay in full... up front... with ca$h.
  • ondi  •  3 months ago
    since the world is ending,,,,,,why pay it off!!!!
  • whatver  •  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  •  3 months ago
    thought u werent suppose to pay off mortgage?
    tax write off?
    • anonymous 3 months ago
      so...... you want to pay $10,000.00 a year in mortgage payments... for WHAT kind of ... how much of a tax write off? Worth it???
  • Z  •  Pleasanton, California  •  3 months ago
    WAY TO PAY YOUR HOUSE QUICKLY - send in the lump checks.... he he he.. but do not, do not, do not borrow money to pay other borrowed money.... bad idea...
  • Contrary to popular opini ...  •  Muskegon, Michigan  •  3 months ago
    the way to pay off mortgage early is to use your raises to pay more against the principal. You can cut in half the time it takes to pay off the mortgage.
    • JeffS 3 months ago
      raises what are those? most companies right now have wage freezes
  • The Psychotic Libertarian  •  3 months ago
    Take your mortgage statement, and notice the amount that goes to principal. The first few years of the loan this will be a pathetically small amount. Multiply that figure by 12, and send that in as an extra payment. Early on, it should be at or slightly smaller than your house payment. Congrats, you just knocked an entire year off your loan. Add the principal amount to a normal payment, and you just knocked off a month. If you are paid every 2 weeks, you will have a third check 2 months a year. Sending in extra lump sums for your mortgage at those times make it easy to knock large amounts of time off your loan.
  • WP  •  3 months ago
    Just pay more and more often and your mortgage will be paid off early!!! Wow this guy is really smart.
  • LibertyAndJustice4All  •  Denver, Colorado  •  3 months ago
    Why pay off your mortgage? Because....hmmm. some people like to be debt free?
  • Contrary to popular opini ...  •  Muskegon, Michigan  •  3 months ago
    You may be able to make more money by investing the money u save on the refinancing of your mortgage, instead of plowing it in by making extra payment on your mortgage. But those without a mortgage also don't get foreclosed-on either. What is the price of that risk you take with your money?
  • GirlsGoneGyno  •  3 months ago
    Make porno in your house and use the money to pay off your house! Its what I did!
  • WP  •  3 months ago
    Why would you want to pay off a mortgage? You can get a 15yr mortgage @ 3.5%. After deducting the interest from your taxes you are really getting the money for 2.5%. I'd rather invest my money and try to beat 2.5%.
    • Financial Guru 3 months ago
      I completely agree - All you are doing is destroying a cheap vehicle of borrowing. If you don't get an amazing psychological benefit from paying down your mortgage -- it's not worth it.

      If you honestly don't think you can beat 2.5% over the next 30 years, you have bigger problems.
    • not as think as you drunk ... 3 months ago
      The difference I saved going from a 30 year to a fifteen let me keep 100k in my pocket because the total payback was that much lower. Mortgages are front loaded with the interest you are writing off, the deduction gets smaller as time passes, but you still get to keep giving that money to the bank every month
  • evilLester  •  3 months ago
    its not hard to do I paid off a 30 yr mortage in 27 months worked 2 jobs and cut all the cable bills....of course the house is worthless now...bad move on my part