I'm an aspiring home buyer, but I can't quite afford to buy one yet. I've been hearing Mr Prez talking about a 40-year mortgage, and I think it would put me in a better place when it comes to affordability. Do you think it's a good move?

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It can cut the monthly payment, but you’ll pay much more interest, build equity slower, and risk being stuck if prices dip.
If you need a 40‑year term to qualify, consider waiting, increasing your down payment, or buying smaller.

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This. Mortgage companies make money on your patience (ie willingness to pay less for longer), not your payments. Same reason banks encourage people to refinance, restarting the interest clock.

From my perspective, as long as interest rates aren’t high, it may not be a bad avenue to take assuming the 40 year is used as a cushion but you will aim to be paying it off much sooner.

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The monthly payment difference will be much smaller than most people naturally assume when you account for the rapid increase in interest load from both an increased rate due to the longer term and the longer term for compounding.

It’s a dumb idea overall because it increases financial risk with limited upside

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Somebody that gets it!

A 15 year mortgage has a better rate than a 30, and a 30 will have a better rate than a 40. You may save a small monthly amount, but overall it’ll kill you in interest. The amount you’d still owe on your home after 10 years of payments is so much more on a 40 than a 30.

It's a product that's not even offered yet, so you don't need to worry about it.

You don't even have 3.5% to put down for an FHA loan, or 10% to put down and eat the PMI until your equity catches up?

If not, then just focus on stacking your money.

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It’s not going to lower your payments like you think it will. If $100-200/month less a month isn’t stopping you from buying a house, this won’t hurt and will make the house exponentially more expensive in the long run.

It’s a free country. If a 40 year mortgage is a good option for some buyers then let it be so. They can always refinance if their circumstances improve.

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