Best Fixed Rate Mortgage For You

The best fixed rate mortgage for you may be very different for your neighbor or closest friend.  There are 40, 30, 25, 20, and 15 year fixed rate mortgage available today.  Many lenders will even offer some unusual number in between the rounded numbers, but overall, these are the number of years that you are likely to get a home loan for.  The higher the number of years of the loan, the lower the payments but the higher the overall interest rate.

Lenders know that it is going to take them a longer time to get their money so they are going to charge you a higher rate for a higher number of years.  Please realize that the longer your mortgage is, the more you will end up paying.  You may see that your monthly payments are hundreds of dollars less, but you also have to realize that your loan is for many more years.  The only time you should even consider a 40 year fixed rate mortgage is if you plan on staying in the same house for a very long time and you don't mind making payments for your entire adult life.

The best deals that you can get are actually on the shorter term home loans.  Some of the best home loans out there are 15 year fixed rate loans.  Many lenders are willing to drop the interest rate much lower because they will get their money sooner.  Sometimes the interest rate on these shorter loans is over a full percentage point lower than a 30 year fixed rate mortgage.  Please be aware that you need to be in very good financial shape to get a shorter term home loan.