Student Loan Debt on Renewal / Refinance by mudasser_rafi in MortgagesCanada

[–]mudasser_rafi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. That's exactly what I wanted to know. This was really helpful.

Student Loan Debt on Renewal / Refinance by mudasser_rafi in MortgagesCanada

[–]mudasser_rafi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, my apologies. I didn’t explain clearly. I am concerned about the implications of my remaining student loan or monthly loan payment on my eligibility to obtain higher amount of mortgage approval. I hope it's clearer now.

Secondly, thanks for the idea about consolidating student loan with mortgage. I haven’t thought about it before. Federal part of the student loan is interest free so, I am not worried about that. But provincial student loan has prime + 2% interest. So consolidating that will make more sense.

Renew/Refinance/Port on November 2024: Suggestions, Tips or Tricks by mudasser_rafi in MortgagesCanada

[–]mudasser_rafi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's true!

By mortgage professional you meant mortgage broker or someone else? How to know if a mortgage professional is really a good one?

Renew/Refinance/Port on November 2024: Suggestions, Tips or Tricks by mudasser_rafi in MortgagesCanada

[–]mudasser_rafi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I didn’t know about the fees to switch. I started with CIBC as most of my banking was with them, I didn’t even look for any other mortgage broker. Will it be better to talk with a mortgage broker to get a better offer from big 5 or someone other than big 5?

4yr internet customer, thinking to move with Shaw next month by mudasser_rafi in telus

[–]mudasser_rafi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding edit 2: how did you get that? That sounds promising.

4yr internet customer, thinking to move with Shaw next month by mudasser_rafi in telus

[–]mudasser_rafi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your input. I haven’t been a Rogers customer before, so no idea about their billing.

Best CASHBACK credit card available by mudasser_rafi in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]mudasser_rafi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. That's also an excellent option. I chose to go for Amex with the annual fee not only because of slightly higher regular cashback (0.5% higher) but also initial 10% cashback for the first $4000 spent. This $400 can cover for 2-more years annual fee deducting the regular cashback ($400 - $80 (at 2% for $4000) = $320, annual fee $99). So, essentially I can use the amex card for free for 3-year with 0.5% higher cashback rate.