Easy Home Equity Loan

We bought a new home 3 1/2 years ago for 260,000 dollars and improved it in many ways. We have significant equity in this home; we owe just 113,000 dollars on a 30 year conventional (fixed) mortgage at 6.25 percent. My wife and I have credit scores of 750-760 depending upon the bureau asked. Aside from our home loan (113k), we have no debt whatsoever. My wife & I are both teachers.

About six weeks ago, we decided to refinance the home at a much lower interest rate and pull out 15,000 dollars equity. Everything was going fine until, about three weeks later, I decided to relocate for a better-paying job out-of-state. Because property values have declined in my community, we chose to rent the home for 1,500 per month with the goal of selling it after a year or so when the housing market improves. The home will be rented tomorrow.

Unfortunately, the appraiser somehow got the idea that we were selling our home, and our bank initially declined to refinance because of this. When I explained the situation to my loan officer, she said they’d have to “start the process over again” and that we’d pay higher fees and have a higher interest rate if approved.

So I have a couple of questions.

First, how long is this approval process going to take on average? Will it take another month?

Second, what is the possibility of getting a second mortgage to buy an inexpensive home where I am now? In today’s market situation, is that difficult to accomplish?
Our income isn’t very high because my wife chooses to only work part-time these days and spend more time with the kids. We generally have a 55-60K income. We had planned on initially renting in our new community, which is a rural area, and then (after a year or so), selling our home and purchasing with mostly cash. But the rental market is outrageous due to the military base I think. It’s much cheaper to buy: a fairly nice home (15 years old) rents for 17-800, but can be purchased for 150k. So rents are high, but prices are pretty low.

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Need a loan to pay for serious repairs needed on home.Husband has had job only 3 months and me no job(small children,disabled) OUR credit well below magic number of 650.
Upside we dont owe anything on the home.Do you know names any companies out there or are they gone with the credit crisis?

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we are debating because of our situation whether to take this loan or not. we have applied elsewhere, and this is all we have been offered.
we are 30k in debt want to consolidate and lower our interest rate. our payments in total average 1100 a month and interest averages 15-21%
the loan presented to us, is 50K , 5% interest only ( of course we would pay down on principal) 25 years ( our intent is pay off all within 10 years.) the difference of the 30K would be available to us like an a line of equity. Our concern is that shortly I will be without of a job because they are closing down in 4 months and we have a mortgage. We plan on selling our house but this will be a short sale because the value is less than we owe by 20k.this was not due to our home loan we had fixed, but our area was the highest hit in foreclosure thus the value decrease! please no rude comments we are extremely stressed.
the reason we are taking 50K is not because we need the additional amount but to help our credit. If we take 30k it looks as though we maxzed out on a 30 k credit card, whereas if we took 50K (which is a line of credit) then it looks better. If I am incorrect please tell me.
MORE IMPORTANTLY TOTAL CLOSING FEES AND BROKERAGE FEES 6,500!
this is in no way part of the home loan, its a personal line of credit.

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my credit card debt is 000 and my loan is 00. And what if I loose my job?

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I did an 80/20 loan a few years ago. I have my second mortgage down to a little under k. However, it is 9% interest (!!!) and then on the 15th year I think I have one huge final payment. I had planned to pay it off in 7 years but my husband walked out on me so now the plan has changed. I have about k in savings but that is my cushion and if I spend it now I will TRULY have nothing if disaster strikes or if I lost my job. Should I pay this off now, or just pay extra on it monthly? I’m not really sure what is the best idea here. Currently I pay a little extra on the principal each month, but maybe there are other options I haven’t considered.

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I got behind on my second mortgage (my first is current) after my wife lost her job but she has recently re-gained employment. Now the second has been turned over to a law firm, who is asking for us to catch up payments (with no loan forebearance, modification of any kind) and if we don’t comply, they will continue with the legal process, which I understand to be a judgment.

What happens at this point? I have been told by some that if a judgment is entered by your second mortgage lender, they can’t really do much unless the house sells at some point. Is this correct? With the current market conditions, my house is underwater, so "short-selling" would only benefit the first mortgage lender.

Can they attempt to seize assets (what little I have)?

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My fiance and I purchased a house 2 years ago, but we recently decided to pursue doctoral degrees in a different state. We need to move to the other state by mid May, and given the current state of our economy, we are concerned that our house will not sell in time. A good friend of ours is willing to rent our house if we can’t sell it, and the rental income will more than cover the monthly mortgage payment as well as taxes and insurance. I understand that mortgage lenders are getting stricter about who they lend money to. Do you think there’s any way that a financial institution will grant us a second mortgage so that we can buy a second house? We have roughly ,000 equity in our current house, and the balance of the mortgage is only about ,000. We also have just over ,000 in savings (not including retirement), so we’ll easily be able to put 20% down. The kicker, though, is that I’ll be giving up my job for a graduate assistantship, so our total household income (not including potential rental income) will likely drop to about ,000. My fiance is a master’s student right now, so his income will not change considerably. If we cannot sell our current home and we’re forced to rent to our friend, then will mortgage lenders include this rental income in our total household income when deciding whether or not we qualify for a second mortgage?

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Mortgage is with Chase, equity loan is also with Chase. We applied for a loan modification. Due to job loss, decreased pay we cannot continue to make our home loan and equity loan payments.

Wondering if they will adjust/combine our equity loan in our home loan modification. I can’t get a straight answer from Chase regarding specifics until underwriter has approved.

Does any one know, or has had experience with Chase or this scenario.
Thanks!

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