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How to Be Smart When Selling Your Mortgage Note

By Enero Febrero

So you’ve decided to sell your mortgage note. If you have never sold a mortgage note before, it can be difficult to know where to start.

A mortgage note is a document that is signed at the closing of a mortgage that obligates the homebuyer to repay the mortgage at a specific rate over a designated period of time. At the signing of a mortgage note, the homebuyer becomes solely responsible for repaying the mortgage. Paying a mortgage on time is crucial to maintaining a good interest rate, as well as maintaining all-around good financial health.

Selling your mortgage note can be a great way to earn a lump sum of cash, which is why more and more people are taking advantage of this by selling their own mortgage notes. If you are considering selling your mortgage note, here are a few tips to ensure you’re making a smart decision.

Choose Between Full or Partial Sale

When selling mortgages, it is important that you have a full understanding of your options. One of the biggest decisions you will have to make when selling your mortgage note is choosing between full or partial sale. A full-purchase sale refers to when a seller of a mortgage sells the entire note, thus receiving the most money upfront. Choosing to sell the entire mortgage note allows the seller to cut ties with the responsibility of the mortgage altogether. Choosing a partial sale can be a great option for people who need capital but wish to still earn some money by selling the mortgage note. The choice between full or partial sale is entirely up to the person looking to sell the mortgage note, and both options have their own benefits that can bring in some extra money.

Choose a Note Purchasing Company

Once you have decided whether to fully or partially sell your mortgage note, the next step is to choose a note purchasing company. The note purchasing company you choose to go with will ultimately determine how much money you will get for your mortgage note, as well as the quality of customer service you will receive. Choosing a note purchasing company to work with is entirely your decision, and one that should be given plenty of time and thought.

Getting a Quote

After you have chosen whether to fully or partially sell your mortgage note and selected a note purchasing company, it’s time to get your quote! The amount of money you receive from selling your mortgage note ultimately depends on a number of factors, including your equity, credit score, and payment history. After determining all of these things, your note purchasing company will present you with a quote, and you will be able to decide whether to take the deal or continue to look elsewhere.

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September 13, 2019

Comments

  1. 1

    Michael says

    We sold only a part of our note and got a lump sum of cash up front. We only sold enough payments to meet our needs for some emergency cash (long story).

  2. 2

    Andrea says

    There are basically two main reasons why a lender might sell your mortgage. The first has to do with capital. When a loan gets sold, the lender has basically sold servicing rights to the loan, which clears up credit lines and enables the lender to lend money to the other borrowers. There are various mortgage facilities that are available.

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