Lender questions before confirming:
1. Can I put huge contributions to my loan throughout the period and it goes directly to the loan
2. What are my refinancing constraints / must knows
3. Estimated closing cost?

What else am I missing?

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With mortgage rates going down, can you get the best rate before closing ( in case it drops significantly in coming weeks)

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1 - yes. But check your paperwork to make sure there’s no prepayment penalty.
2 - refinancing has costs associated with it. So you need to understand how long your refi will take before you’re ahead of the curve. Also, refi’s are done based off of debt to equity ratios, so crossing certain thresholds (25%, 30%, 40%, etc.) either through principal paydown or appreciation is where you’ll start to see big jumps in rates.
3 - 3% is usually the round number to use for estimates.

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