by Athena Paquette | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog
This is a financial decision and emotional decision that many of my mortgage lender clients are facing. Mainly this question is coming up because the price of moving to a bigger house is pretty high compared to staying put and improving what they have. Even in my...
by Athena Paquette | May 22, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
She was crying and hugging me when she left… a client signed loan docs today to finish up her refinance, something she never thought would happen. She still had 5.5% from a mortgage from 6 years ago. She also had $50,000 in debt, and her yearly salary is the same,...
by Athena Paquette | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
I was terrified, but my desire to be financially free over took my natural inclinations to avoid risk at all costs. My wife and I are both engineers. We have good paying jobs, and love what we do. We wanted our kids to go to a good school, and so bought a home in...
by Athena Paquette | Oct 24, 2019 | Blog
Since interest rates have hit a low we thought we would never see again (last seen in 2016), many of my clients are asking me this. Actually, they ask if they* should refinance their mortgage, not whether I* am refinancing mine. In the past, every time rates dropped,...
by Athena Paquette | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog
Success Story: With interest rates falling over the last few weeks, I am getting calls about refinancing every day. And I am trying to reach out to those for whom it would make sense to refi. Please call me if you want to double-check. Interest rates are 1% lower...
