Well, after making 3 payments at my new adjusted rate on my 3/6 ARM that I used to buy my house, I’ve decided that it’s time to refinance my adjustable rate mortgage to a 30 year fixed. After 3 years at an absurdly low rate of 3.125%, my primary mortgage has adjusted up to its maximum, and by refinancing now, I’m going to be able to combine my first loan (80% 3/6 ARM) and my 2nd loan (10% 15 Year Balloon) into a single loan with an escrow account that has lower payments than the current payment I have on my first loan alone.

My first loan, the 3/6 ARM, adjusted to its maximum amount of 6.75% after its first adjustment period, and interest rates were still low, so I figured that it’d be a good time to combine and get into a fixed rate loan. I refinanced through Axcess Real Estate and combined both loans into one and decided to add an escrow account too. My new payment is $1,791/month, about $300 of that goes into my escrow account for property taxes. All in all, I’m looking at about $1,500/month for my new mortgage payment, as compared to the $1,250 that I previously had with my 3.125% 3/6 arm and my 15-year 2nd.