http://www.home-loans-explained.com/mortgage/second-mortgage-loan.html A second mortgage loan is available for certain home owners with available equity. We say certain because definitely not everyone can handle a second mortgage loan. en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 Over time, as you own your ho,me, you will accumulate that special little something called equity. Ahh yes, the magic word - the goal of home owners all across the country, concentrating in warm, urban centers where housing prices just keep going up, and up, AND UP! And with this equity you can take out a second mortgage loan, another kind of mortgage that allows you to borrow against your home and spend the money however you see fit. Spending your second mortgage loan How do most people use their second mortgage loan? Well, we'd like to say the majority of people following one of two main reasons: To consolidate pre-existing bills and debts into a single, comparatively low interest loan, or To make major investments either in business or back into their homes via home improvement. But with home appreciation values going crazy all across the country, even the most careless home owners have enough equity to apply for second mortgage loans, and they're using this money for all the wrong reasons. Major purchases, vacations, cars, credit lines - without any controls over how we spend our second mortgage loan we're spending it like drunken sailors - and it'll all come back to you soon enough. The consequences of equity abuse If you take out a second mortgage loan and can't afford the monthly payments you will lose your home - thats a consequence most home owners just don't see when they apply. Although you equity may replenish itself, you still have that mortgage loan hanging out there, and you still need to repay the funds. When you don't your lender takes whats rightfully theirs - you're home. There is very little room for error with a second mortgage loan, so before you apply make sure you can afford the costs and cover all your risks. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT