Unlock the value without losing the rate.
If you're holding a low rate from a few years back, the last thing you want is to refinance it away just to reach your equity. This tool shows what you own, and the section beside it explains the ways to reach it.
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Enter your home value and what you owe, then press Calculate.
HELOC, HELOAN, or cash-out?
A cash-out refinance replaces your whole mortgage. If your current rate is low, that means repricing every dollar you owe at today's rates. That's usually the expensive way to get equity out, and almost nobody says that part out loud.
A HELOC (a line you draw as needed) or a HELOAN (a fixed second loan) sits behind your first mortgage and leaves its rate untouched. You pay a higher rate on the new money only, which is often the far smaller number.
Which one wins depends on your first mortgage's rate, how much you need, and how you'll use it. That's a fifteen-minute conversation with real numbers, and it's free.
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