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Colorado Balloon Loans
A ballon loan is a short-term fixed-rate loan with low payments
for a set number of years and one large final balloon payment
of the remainder of the principal. This type of loan is a partially
amortized loan.
The advantage of this type of loan is that the interest rate
on balloon loans is generally lower that 30 year and 15 year mortgages,
which results in lower monthly house payments. The disadvantage
is that at the end of the term you will have to come up with a
lump sum of money to pay off your lender. It is presumed that
if the payments are made promptly, the lender will extend the
balloon payment another limited term. However, the lender is not
legally obligated to grant an extension.
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