Mortgage Recasting: The $250 Trick Your Lender DOESN’T Advertise

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Mortgage Recasting: The $250 Trick Your Lender DOESN’T Advertise

There’s a piece of paper sitting at your mortgage company right now that can permanently drop your monthly payment by about $540 — for a one-time fee of around $250. You keep your rate. You keep your loan. And nobody at the bank is going to bring it up. It’s called a mortgage recast, and almost everybody trips on the wrong move first — the one that feels responsible and changes nothing about your bill. I’m David Lurvey, a licensed mortgage broker (NMLS 410420), and here’s the real math on a $400,000 loan at 6.5%: – The setup: 30-year fixed, principal & interest about $2,528.27/month. Five years in, the balance is about $374,442 – ❌ The trap almost everyone falls for: you send an $80,000 lump “to principal.” The balance drops to ~$294,442… and next month’s required payment is STILL $2,528.27, to the penny. An extra principal payment shortens the loan — it does NOT lower the payment. Your cash is locked in the walls – ✅ The recast: for a flat ~$250 fee, your servicer re-amortizes the new $294,442 balance over your remaining 25 years at the SAME 6.5% — and the required payment drops to about $1,988. That’s roughly $540/month back, without touching your rate – Recast vs refinance: a refi costs $6,000–$10,000, is a whole new loan, and trades away the low rate you swore you’d never give up. A recast is ~$250, the same loan, one form — rate untouched – The rules: mostly a conventional (Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac) feature — FHA and VA generally can’t; most servicers want a $5,000–$10,000 minimum lump; it does NOT change your rate or payoff date, only the required payment – 🏆 The pro move: recast for the lower payment, then KEEP paying the old $2,528 anyway. Same fast payoff as before — but the low $1,988 is now your safety floor if life ever gets tight. Same money, more options – The honest fine print: a recast lowers the payment, it doesn’t make the loan cheaper — pay only the new minimum and you can pay more total interest. That’s why the pro move wins 📅 WORK WITH ME — I’m a licensed mortgage broker (NMLS 410420) and I help people figure out exactly this every day. Not sure if your loan qualifies, or whether your servicer will play ball? Want me to look at your actual numbers? Book a free call: https://ift.tt/SMAuTO9 📘 MY BOOK — *DSCR Loans Made Simple: The Beginner’s Guide to Financing Rental Property.* When you’re ready to put that lump to work in real estate, this is the plain-English playbook. Kindle & paperback on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4gRPRDt · ISBN 9798185024126. ⚠️ This is education, not personalized financial advice. Your loan, rate, and servicer’s rules are different — the example uses clean round numbers ($400,000, 30-year fixed, 6.5%). Check your own paperwork and talk to a licensed professional before you move real money. David Lurvey | NMLS 410420 | Equal Housing Opportunity. ⏱️ CHAPTERS *(FINAL — from EP26_RECAST_cue_times.json + 3.5s title lead; first forced to 0:00)* 0:00 Intro — the $250 form that drops your payment $540 1:38 This video is for you (a lump of cash + a rate you love) 2:17 The loan: $400K, 30-yr, 6.5% 2:55 The trap: the $80,000 that changed nothing 3:37 Why extra principal does NOT lower the payment 5:07 The recast: re-run the math → ~$1,988 6:31 What a recast actually is (just paperwork) 7:09 The rules: conventional yes, FHA/VA no 8:24 Recast vs refinance (the price tag) 9:50 The pro move: recast, then keep paying 11:09 The 3 doors + who should NOT do this 13:12 The recap + your move

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