09/18/2025
🚨UNPOPULAR OPINION🚨
Paying points to lower your interest rate can actually be a BAD financial move!
(For those who don't know: "Paying points" means paying an upfront fee to your lender to reduce your interest rate. One point typically costs 1% of your loan amount.)
Let me share a recent client example: They had $16,000 and were considering paying points to reduce their rate. When we ran the numbers, using that money toward their down payment instead saved them over $10,000 in the first five years!
Why? Because applying funds directly to the principal of the loan rather than paying points often provides better long-term savings.
I'm always happy to run these numbers with clients during their home search and purchase to ensure they are using their resources to the best of their ability.
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