What hidden fees are there in mortgages?

What, aside from principal and interest, might I be paying for every month to live in a house?

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4 Comments for “What hidden fees are there in mortgages?”

  1. Kat

    Property taxes, PMI, homeowners insurance.

    Don’t forget water, sewer, garbage, gas/electric, yard maintenance, etc.

  2. davegsandiego

    there are plenty of fees when you get a mortgage but they arent hidden. your payment will stay the same unless you get an adjustable mortgage. and then it will adjust. the third party fees from titel and escrow usually total around 2k and plan on paying a broker around 1% of the amount of your loan.

    Better than the realtors getting paid 6%!

  3. Beyounce

    There aren’t any hidden fee’s.
    they spell everything out to you.
    They hypnotize you and take your head in their hand
    and move your head up and down, and tell you to say yes.

    The only one that I’ve run into, is a supplemental income tax
    and that’s not stated at closing sometimes.

    Then they have bonds, this is all depending on where you live.
    Some Cities have a flat fee for water……they attach your sewer, water treatment and water, then they start charging you for the
    good stuff and bill you every 2 months.

    Call the city and see if they have after purchases taxes. Meaning things that they don’t know about at the title company and they really don’t want to know about to tell you.

    they do have taxes in your city that are just plain implicated, just
    because yo live there, after you pay taxes on top of taxes.

    Like when you call 911 to many times etc.

  4. Dawni Do Right

    There will be no other monthly fees, other that what you know, than utilities, taxes & insurance and perhaps cost of maintenance after closing.

    As far as obtaining a loan, there are a MULTITUDE of hidden/junk fees associated with a loan. They would include:

    Processing fee
    Underwriting fee
    Document preparation fee
    Settlement fee (if in addition to “Escrow Fee”)
    Lender’s attorney fee
    Affiliate consulting fee
    Bank inspection fee
    Signup fee
    Amortization fee
    Messenger fee
    Funding fee (In addition to “Loan Origination Fee)
    Document review fee
    Photograph fee
    Translation fee
    Administrative fee
    Assumption fee
    Lenders inspection fee
    Application fee

    These are all ways that the lender makes money on the amount of money you borrow. Most are unneccessary & are only a way of them making money at your expense. Sometimes a lender with a low rate will charge these fees as a means of making money since your rate is low. Shop rates & ask for a “Good Faith Estimate” to also shop the “fees” associated to borrowing the money.

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