If you are considering refinancing your existing mortgage, or want to better understand what a mortgage refinance action is all about and how it may or may not be beneficial to you, your family, and/or your business, then it makes a great deal of sense to seek out competent professional advice.
The good news here is there are a large number of mortgage professionals, be them brokers or agents or specialists, that have a considerable amount of training and experience on the subject matter and who are readily available in virtually all areas to provide assistance.
The challenge is getting the best advice for your particular circumstances which is not going to be automatic when speaking to any form of mortgage professional.
This is certainly not because mortgage reps are trying to mislead you in any way.
The mortgage industry is highly regulated and the standard of conduct on all players and participants is very high.
The issue you need to be concerned with when selecting a mortgage adviser of some sort is how relevant what they represent is to your particular circumstances.
For instance, if you go to a lending institution like a bank, they have very capable individuals that work in the field of mortgages.
They are also paid to meet your needs as best they can with the products they provide.
If they products they provide are not the best fit for you, it may be hard to tell at this point as you are only getting the point of view from an internally focused source of information.
The alternative is to work with a mortgage broker who is arms length to the actual sources of mortgage financing and who may be in a better position to apply more options and bring more considerations to the table than someone who may only be marketing their own products.
So being able to identify and focus in on the most relevant options is certainly a big part of any mortgage refinancing decision.
The other part of getting sound advice is dealing with a mortgage professional who can work through all the different options with you so that the best available options are well understood.
Let’s face it.
You don’t refinance your mortgage every day.
And for most, any mortgage financing decision is going to be one of the larger financing decisions they need to make.
So working with someone that has the experience, knowledge, and teaching skills to help get you comfortable with all the information available is going to be key to making a good solid financial decision that you’re going to have to live with for a while.
This is another reason why mortgage brokers and agents are a solid option for getting advice and guidance.
In most cases, it does not cost you anything to use them, and they come with more of a broad market representation which is beneficial not only from an available program point of view, but from an experience point as well due to the large number of different scenarios and solution sets they work through on a regular basis.
If you’re looking to refinance, or just have some questions, I suggest that you give me a call and we’ll go through your situation and questions together.
I'm a Toronto Mortgage Broker that arranges mortgage solutions on residential and commercial real estate property. With over 30 years of mortgage financing experience, I'm able to quickly assess your financing requirements and provide relevant solutions for your immediate consideration. Joe Walsh Google+ YouTube Channel