Personal loans and all the terminology that goes with it can make your head spin after awhile. However, it is very important to educate yourself with the ins and outs of personal loans if you are considering obtaining one for any financial reason. Doing so can help ensure you get the right loan for your needs as well as prevent heartbreak down the road for you.
There are many wonderful books on the market today offering information on personal loans. Several of these books are a great investment for ensuring you will make solid financial choices in the area of personal loans after arming yourself with the facts of the industry.
The “Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing” by Gary W. Eldred is of course geared towards real estate. However, it does have excellent information regarding personal loans. If you are considering a personal loan for real estate related issues including fixing up homes, then this book will give you quality information in both areas.
“The Book of Inside Information” explains the world of personal loans in very simple terms, making the process much easier to understand than books full of industry jargon. This book is a great financial resource. In addition to providing you will information about personal loans, it discusses the areas of family finances and managing family spending. One of the newest books out there is “The 21st Century Family Legal Guide: The Law You Must Know to Protect Yourself and Your Family”. This book is more technical, but still offers excellent information regarding personal loans.
In addition to quality books offering you information about personal loans, there are a few that provide you information on how to pay off debt, including credit cards and personal loans. “Live Debt Free” (3rd Edition) is full of level headed advice for doing so. This isn’t a book that promotes pyramid schemes or get rich quick schemes. Instead, the book offers forward budgeting and money management tips to help individuals devise a realistic plan that fits their income. The plan will help individuals reduce their debt in the areas of credit cards and personal loans.
Quality magazines including Reader’s Digest and Money Today often run articles on types of loans. You can research the internet to find great articles from these magazine and many others that discuss personal loans. Don’t forget to look for reviews including those published by the National Consumer Council on the issue of personal loans.
Personal loans are a great financial tool when used properly. Take the time to read some quality books in the area of personal loans to establish a strong understanding of how the process works. To get the best results, choose books that are unbiased. You want to read the good, the bad, and the ugly about personal loans. The more you know, the better decisions you can make regarding your financial dealings with personal loans.
If you already have personal loans, consider reading books that provide excellent information for ensuring those loans are repaid as well as how to eliminate personal loan debt with effective debt management systems. The information is very straightforward and worth investing your time and energy into reading. The internet is a great place to search out such important books on the issue of personal loans. You can also ask for them at your local library.
Being a Co-signer on a Personal Loan
Being a co-signer on a personal loan for a friend or family member is a very generous offer as it will likely mean the difference between them being able to qualify for such a loan and not being eligible. However, the decision of being a co-signer for a personal loan should not be made lighter. It is the responsibility of potential co-signers to educate themselves about how this situation affects them, especially with regard to their responsibility to the loan should the borrower default.
Most co-signers don’t realize that this loan is going to show up on their credit report. Keep in mind that this might affect your ability to get your own loan down the road as the personal loan you co-signed on with by used to calculate your debt to income ratio. It can also affect the interest rate you get your own loans at. If you feel it is a good idea to co-sign a personal loan for a friend or family member, do so with the understanding that after a set amount of making on time payments the borrower will attempt to redo the loan under their own name only. The more money you co-sign for, the longer you can expect to be a part of that loan.
Since the loan can both positively and negatively impact the credit rating of the co-signer it is important to set the loan up so that they co-signer can access the account information. This will allow you to find out what has been paid on the loan and what is still owed. Make sure the lender will inform you of any late payments or non-payment issues with the borrower as soon as they happen. Too often co-signers aren’t aware there was an issue with the loan until it has already impacted their credit.
While co-signing a loan for a friend or family member can help them, be aware of how it will affect not only your credit but your relationship as well. Nothing can sour relationships faster than money issues. It is important for a co-signer to look at the circumstances that lead to the individual needing one in the first place. If it comes down to simple money mismanagement, then you aren’t doing them or yourself any favors. However, it is the result of circumstances they had no control over you may want to consider it.
To minimize your risk as a co-signer, don’t make it habit of offering to do so for friends and family. The word will spread like wildfire with more requests heading your direction. If you don’t feel your own credit and finances can’t hold up if the borrower doesn’t repay the loan, then do not co-sign for a personal loan. It can be difficult to say no, but it is important you are able to.
You might consider having the borrower provide your with verification that payments are being made including regular statements or cancelled checks. To further reduce your risk as a co-signer insist the borrower purchases personal loan insurance that can cover loan payments for a particular amount of time due to unemployment, illness, or death.
Co-signing a personal loan for someone is more than giving your signature. You are putting your financial history and worthiness on the line for that person. It is important that you carefully review the borrowers need for the money as well as their spending patterns. If they owe other people money or continually live beyond their means, walk away with a clear conscious. There are times that being a co-signer on a personal loan is the right thing to do. Only you can make that decision. If you decide to go forward with it make sure you can afford the cost of any missed payments and that the lender is going to keep you informed on the payment status on the personal loan.
Most co-signers don’t realize that this loan is going to show up on their credit report. Keep in mind that this might affect your ability to get your own loan down the road as the personal loan you co-signed on with by used to calculate your debt to income ratio. It can also affect the interest rate you get your own loans at. If you feel it is a good idea to co-sign a personal loan for a friend or family member, do so with the understanding that after a set amount of making on time payments the borrower will attempt to redo the loan under their own name only. The more money you co-sign for, the longer you can expect to be a part of that loan.
Since the loan can both positively and negatively impact the credit rating of the co-signer it is important to set the loan up so that they co-signer can access the account information. This will allow you to find out what has been paid on the loan and what is still owed. Make sure the lender will inform you of any late payments or non-payment issues with the borrower as soon as they happen. Too often co-signers aren’t aware there was an issue with the loan until it has already impacted their credit.
While co-signing a loan for a friend or family member can help them, be aware of how it will affect not only your credit but your relationship as well. Nothing can sour relationships faster than money issues. It is important for a co-signer to look at the circumstances that lead to the individual needing one in the first place. If it comes down to simple money mismanagement, then you aren’t doing them or yourself any favors. However, it is the result of circumstances they had no control over you may want to consider it.
To minimize your risk as a co-signer, don’t make it habit of offering to do so for friends and family. The word will spread like wildfire with more requests heading your direction. If you don’t feel your own credit and finances can’t hold up if the borrower doesn’t repay the loan, then do not co-sign for a personal loan. It can be difficult to say no, but it is important you are able to.
You might consider having the borrower provide your with verification that payments are being made including regular statements or cancelled checks. To further reduce your risk as a co-signer insist the borrower purchases personal loan insurance that can cover loan payments for a particular amount of time due to unemployment, illness, or death.
Co-signing a personal loan for someone is more than giving your signature. You are putting your financial history and worthiness on the line for that person. It is important that you carefully review the borrowers need for the money as well as their spending patterns. If they owe other people money or continually live beyond their means, walk away with a clear conscious. There are times that being a co-signer on a personal loan is the right thing to do. Only you can make that decision. If you decide to go forward with it make sure you can afford the cost of any missed payments and that the lender is going to keep you informed on the payment status on the personal loan.
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