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Mortgage and pmi question how to calculate a refi ????

I bought a house back when I had poor credit , no down payment and had to buy PMI , I now have 829 credit score

This is an FHA loan so the PMI cannot be removed now that I have over %20 equity

I have a current rate of %3.375, I think this is a great rate but wonder if I go for a slight increase in the rate %3.8??? would be a better deal in the long run

How can I figure this out??? , I am not sure what numbers to compare and all that

Thanks !

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John

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NAMEWITHELD12

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OLD LOAN:, I would have to get ahold of the chart that shows how much PMI I would have to pay. over the life of the loan, I have requested this from the current lender

OLD LOAN: so mort calculator for %3.375 using the remaining mortgage balance to get the total interest paid and add that to the total of the PMI over the life of the loan = cost #1

vs

NEW LOAN: new loan at %3.8 use mortgage calculator using the remaining mortgage balance to get the total interest paid = cost 2

thanks, I think I get the picture but wanted to check my logic

John

Yes. Your logic is good. Just make sure the total number of years for the variable amounts = total number of years.

NAMEWITHELD12

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I really am very thankful to have a logical person to check my stuff , someone who is not looking to make a buck of me and is impartial !

thanks again John Hurst !

John

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