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Pay down credit cards or save for a house?
Posted by admin in Credit Cards on January 25th, 2010
Dom asked:
Now that the market is out of whack, I am guessing that lenders are going to make touger requirements for giving mortgages. I want to buy a house in 6-8 months. Right now I have about $2000 a month to either save for a house or pay credit cards. My debts including school loans are at $15,000 so it should be paid off after 8 months or so. My monthly minimum payments for these debts are $150.
Many of the house mortgages want a down payment rather than 100% financing. 5% down payment of the place we would want is $17,500.
So is it pay down debt or save for the house?
Now that the market is out of whack, I am guessing that lenders are going to make touger requirements for giving mortgages. I want to buy a house in 6-8 months. Right now I have about $2000 a month to either save for a house or pay credit cards. My debts including school loans are at $15,000 so it should be paid off after 8 months or so. My monthly minimum payments for these debts are $150.
Many of the house mortgages want a down payment rather than 100% financing. 5% down payment of the place we would want is $17,500.
So is it pay down debt or save for the house?
By the way, the lenders I have been talking to don’t look at my entire debt. They consider my monthly minimum payments when computing ratios.
Eddie J- If you can’t read, maybe you shouldn’t post here. To clear the confusion, I pay $2000 a month on credit cards. In 8 months, I will be paid off. If I save for a house instead, I will be paying the $150 MINIMUM payments for my debts.