3% interest rate with 1% credit toward closing costs or 2.75% with 0.4% credit toward closing cost?

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So the difference is $1200 in closing costs? Even if you’re not gonna keep it for 30 years, get the lowest rate you can. Otherwise, that .25% a year is going to obliterate the $1200 in 2-3 years.


Normally I’d say cash now and refinance later, but that rate difference is too big and the closing cost impact too small.

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How much is the mortgage itself? Just do the math

200k I guess what number makes it worth it to buy points at? It would take about 7 years to break even on the difference between 1% and 0.4% and the cheaper rate

It depends how long you want to be there, and what else you think you could do with that money

Probably forever or rent it out. Don’t have plans to sell so just go with the lower rate, yeah?

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