If you have good credit, a homeowner, your mortgage is paid on time every month and you are thinking about borrowing money, the home equity route may be the way to go. What this allows is suppose your home is worth substantially more than your current mortgage, for example, your mortgage is for 100,000 but your home is worth 200,000, you will have an equity of 100,000 in the value of your home that you can borrow against.
A home equity loan can be used for many purposes:
-> Paying off other debts;
-> Taking a holiday;
-> Paying for university;
The loan is secured over your home, and therefore, the interest rate will generally be lower than for other types of credit that may be available. This makes them a good option for paying off higher interest debts, so long as you dont rack them up again, or taking on a larger project such as a house extension. It is often a good idea to use a home equity loan to renovate your house, as the house value increases as a result, and often by more than what you pay to renovate it. You can also receive a tax credit on the interest paid on the loan.
However, it must be remembered that such loans...