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Re: can anyone afford to put down 20%?
Posted by Geoff (more from Geoff) on Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:27:54
In Reply to: can anyone afford to put down 20%?, Bob M, Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:51
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I'm not denying the hardship - after all, I moved back to Los Angeles (actually Glendale CA) from overseas five years ago, so I paid through the nose to get back into the game. (But my 80% LTV is probably down to 50% now in this crazy market). My wife was a realtor for a few years around here and it was tough seeing young couples, say both were teathers, priced out of anything but a little dump of a townhouse in less desirable towns at the end of long commutes. Thanks goodness for the VA mortgage that got me into my first house 25-30 years ago. And the severance payment from Bank of America (may it rot in heck) for my seventeen years of loyal service that was my 20% down-payment when I came home from Hong Kong. Anyway,... TMI.
But, the issue isn't that the borrower is more likely to be a deadbeat at LTVs over 80%. The 20% of your money at risk is an equity cushion for the bank in case the value of the house (or houses generally) declines in a recession. That's the theory anyway.... Reality bites.
/Geoff
Posts in this Thread:
- Way O/T getting rid of PMI (long), Rich, Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:05:42
- Re: Way O/T getting rid of PMI (long), Avanti, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:28:23
- Thank you all., Rich, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:41:12
- The ONLY way to get rid of PMI (and keep 4.5%), Jeff B, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:37:43
- what is PMI?, rob , Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:35:29
- Re: Way O/T getting rid of PMI (long), SWEDECAR , Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:29:31
- Re: Way O/T getting rid of PMI (long), Rafe, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 07:21:04
- Get a Realtor to do a Market Analysis, JimN, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:55:25
- why not covert the amount over 80% to a 2nd mortgage, hte originalMJM, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:29:55
- Re: Way O/T getting rid of PMI (long), Rich T., Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:15:10
- LTV is the key, Geoff, Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:46:21
- Re: Way O/T getting rid of PMI (long), michael p, Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:39:43
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