As a homeowner, you must have been deluged with offers for a home equity loan. Don’t know what this is? Don’t worry, you are not the only home owner out there that has had to stop and ask exactly what a home equity loan is.
These loans have actually become more common over the last 20 years or so. .
Understanding the Home Equity Loan
There is equity locked in your owned house. A home equity loan allows you to unlock that equity. Another way to look at it is that the homeowner uses the equity in his or her home as collateral. These loans are often taken out by homeowners that need to finance home repairs or remodeling, pay for unexpected medical bills, or even to pay for higher education.
Basically what this type of loan does is create a lien against the home and until it is paid off the actual equity in the home is reduced by the loan amount.
Let me not mislead you into believing that absolutely all homeowners can get a home equity loan. These loans are reserved for those that are and have been in good standing with their mortgage company and also have excellent credit histories. The home equity loan is essentially a second...