Saturday, September 27, 2014

Which one of these two situations would get me the lower % mortgage rate?

For a $200,000 +/- house…

1) a 50% down payment of $100,000.

2) a 20% down payment of $40,000, then in a couple months write a $60,000 check that goes right to paying down the principal.

I've heard that mortgage companies will charge a higher rate for smaller loans since they won't make as much money and it's not worth their time. This could be fictional but I was just wondering. Thanks

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