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Old 03-20-2008, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Like2Plan View Post
Our first loan was a 30 year loan (this was back in the 1980's when the interest rates were terrible--we paid close to 10% interest). It was a no-brainer to go to a 15 yr note when the interest rates came down and we refinanced. The payments were lower AND we shortened the length of our loan. Our house is paid off now.
This is exactly where we are, except my husband bought in about '92. He bought with a 30, and then went to 15 when he was making more money and interest rates were down. He put a little extra on the payment every month, and paid the house off shortly before we were married.
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