It’s a scam that you’re forced to pay homeowner taxes on a home that the bank actually owns.
And, they force you to pay mortgage insurance (against yourself) if for some reason you can’t pay your mortgage. In the event you can’t pay, they make you leave the house AND reap the benefits of the insurance claim. I’m sorry, if the bank wants to bet against you that’s one thing, but forcing you to pay the bill to bet against yourself is massively unfair.
It’s entirely possible that you could be unable to afford the mortgage payment because of the additional costs of the extra insurance they force you to pay, to insure them against you not being able to pay. Think about that.
This is entirely separate from homeowners insurance, which is a whole other scam they force you to pay.
There should be a law to force mortgage lenders to disclose the full price of the loan at the time you take the loan. For example, if a home is $200k, a typical 30-year mortgage for that home will have you paying something like $450k by the time you finish paying it off. This should be shown to the buyer at the time you take the loan.
I mean technically you own the house and the bank owns your loan (with house as collateral), but I do get your point about taxes. However, if the bank had to pay the taxes, they’d just wind up incorporated into the loan. And if the bank actually owned the home, you’d need their approval for any changes.
As for mortgage insurance, you can avoid that with a large enough down payment (20%).
As for the full cost of the loan, I thought that is part of the standard paperwork? If not, sounds like you might have had a bad realtor. You can also look up that info online with any mortgage calculator.
It’s a scam that you’re forced to pay homeowner taxes on a home that the bank actually owns.
And, they force you to pay mortgage insurance (against yourself) if for some reason you can’t pay your mortgage. In the event you can’t pay, they make you leave the house AND reap the benefits of the insurance claim. I’m sorry, if the bank wants to bet against you that’s one thing, but forcing you to pay the bill to bet against yourself is massively unfair.
It’s entirely possible that you could be unable to afford the mortgage payment because of the additional costs of the extra insurance they force you to pay, to insure them against you not being able to pay. Think about that.
This is entirely separate from homeowners insurance, which is a whole other scam they force you to pay.
There should be a law to force mortgage lenders to disclose the full price of the loan at the time you take the loan. For example, if a home is $200k, a typical 30-year mortgage for that home will have you paying something like $450k by the time you finish paying it off. This should be shown to the buyer at the time you take the loan.
I mean technically you own the house and the bank owns your loan (with house as collateral), but I do get your point about taxes. However, if the bank had to pay the taxes, they’d just wind up incorporated into the loan. And if the bank actually owned the home, you’d need their approval for any changes.
As for mortgage insurance, you can avoid that with a large enough down payment (20%).
As for the full cost of the loan, I thought that is part of the standard paperwork? If not, sounds like you might have had a bad realtor. You can also look up that info online with any mortgage calculator.