What are the benefits of guarantor loans?

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Re: What are the benefits of guarantor loans?

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Hi James,

Welcome to the forums.

Guarantor loans have become very popular in recent years as they cost less than standard home loans.

Your guarantor will provide a guarantee for your home loan which is secured on their property. In most cases, this is your parents assisting you to buy a home.

With guarantor loans:
- You don’t need a deposit, allowing you to buy a home right away.
- Save money by not paying a lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI).
- You can get discounted interest rates from selected lenders.
- You can consolidate some minor debts, such as credit cards, when you buy your home.
- You can limit the size of your guarantee.

Moreover, guarantor home loan is the only loan that allows you to borrow between 100% and 110% of the property value. As a first home buyer, you could borrow 105% of the purchase price of the property.

Our mortgage brokers are experts when it comes to guarantor home loans. Please call us on 1300 889 743 and one of our expert mortgage brokers will help you through the process.

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Re: What are the benefits of guarantor loans?

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Hey James,

In most cases, guarantees are set up because the borrower has no deposit. So removing the guarantee most often depends on how much the property appreciates in value and how much in extra repayments you as a borrower are able to afford.

You can release your parents as your guarantors once the mentioned conditions are met:
- You can afford the repayments without any assistance.
- Your loan is for less than 90% Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) (ideally 80% or less).
- You haven’t missed any payments in the last 6 months.
- Most people are able to remove the guarantee somewhere between 2 and 5 years after they initially set up the loan, although this can vary significantly.

You can still remove the guarantee if you owe more than 80% of the property value but you may have to pay LMI to achieve this.
We are experts when it comes to low deposit home loans at excellent interest rates. Please call us on 1300 889 743 or fill in our free assessment form to see if you qualify for a loan or not.

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Re: What are the benefits of guarantor loans?

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Hey James,

Guarantor loans are secured by both the property you’re buying and the property owned by the guarantor. Generally, a guarantor loan is structured as 80/20, 80% is the property you’re buying and 20% being the limited guarantee secured on the guarantor’s property. You can use our guarantor loan calculator to find out exactly what the ratio will be here (https://www.homeloanexperts.com.au/mort ... alculator/)

Our mortgage brokers are experts when it comes to guarantor home loans. Please call us on 1300 889 743 or fill in our free online assessment form and we can go through your options.

Cheers,
Otto
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