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Using Your Home Equity for Other Goals Maryland

Your home equity is the current value of your home less what you still owe on it. For example, if your home is valued at $250,000 and your outstanding mortgage is $120,000, your equity is $130,000. The equity you have built in your home can be a valuable source of financing. You can borrow against it to pay for your child's tuition, purchase an investment portfolio, pay for large-scale home renovations, or buy an income property. In some instances, the interest may even ...

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Your home equity is the current value of your home less what you still owe on it. For example, if your home is valued at $250,000 and your outstanding mortgage is $120,000, your equity is $130,000.

The equity you have built in your home can be a valuable source of financing. You can borrow against it to pay for your child’s tuition, purchase an investment portfolio, pay for large-scale home renovations, or buy an income property. In some instances, the interest may even be tax-deductible.

Your tax advisor and mortgage specialist can help you decide whether it makes financial sense to tap into your home’s equity.

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