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Updated over 4 years ago,
Is refinancing good for my case?
My question: Is refinance a good option to get rid of my PMI and lower the monthly payments. Could you please augment your answer, just to understand why yes or no?
Numbers below:
House price initially ($235K) Principal (as of now): $212K Interest rate: 4.625%
Monthly payments (with escrow and PMI): $1740 PMI: $89 monthly
House price estimate now $250K~260K maybe more due to the market trending, just recently a similar house in the neighborhood got sold at $275K. Zillow estimate is $259K.
My current lender with my credit score said I could get a 2.9% interest rate (I may need to buy points, yes sorry I forgot to ask for the points) and keep 28 years as the term of the loan and that should save me $150 a month.
Fees for the refinance (you guys know more than me on this) could be around $4000~6000
Is refinance a good option? should I stay like this till I get to pay 20% of the loan? or ask for a house revaluation and get rid of the PMI?
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Arian CA