
- Determine if your present lender will offer you a lower cost
- Determine which is more suitable for your needs, the financing your entire home mortgage, or taking out a second line of credit. Do this by comparing closing costs and monthly payments for each.
- If you are refinancing within 10 years of the purchase, your lender should give you a discount on title insurance.
- Apply for pre-approval to various lenders, while making sure you are getting the lowest interest rate possible. Make sure when you submit the application that the lender is not pulling up your credit history. This is because every time you check your credit score it lowers it just a tiny little bit but obviously many checks in a short time could have damaging effects on your credit score.
- Check to see that your current mortgage doesn't have a pre-payment or early payoff penalty. The penalty is usually equivalent to six months of your mortgage loan interest but this can vary.
Basically, the two things you really want to look for when refinancing your home mortgage is a great interest rate, and low low closing costs. If you can find these two things in combination you are set to refinance your home mortgage.




