Originally posted by: SandEagle
ok, so with the way the state of the housing market is I need to make a decision and quick.
My situation:
Existing home purchase price 2005: 165,000
Currently owe: 148,000 (27 more years at 5.8% fixed)
Appraised 2 years ago at: 177,000
Took out home equity: 20,000
Owe total: 168,000
Estimate appraisal now: 158,000
so basically, i'm in negative territories here. I am thinking of applying for another home loan and purchasing a 2nd home for ~ 130,000. This home is much bigger and in a nicer neighborhood. It's a foreclosure property. Can I just way away from my first home loan and equity loan?
Before any of you start yapping BS, I am a financially responsible person. Paid off 50K in credit card debt and have tried living within my means. It's unfortunate that we get the short end of the stick in this financial mess. If the stimulus package was to help me out by reducing principal to current appraisal, I'd stay. what do you guys think?