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NachoDog1000 OP t1_iybpaqt wrote

Reply to comment by the_journeyman3 in $600 Mortgage Payment Increase??? by NachoDog1000

I know a lot about other types of lending but not mortgages. The payment on a fixed rate student loan never changes. I assumed mortgages worked the same, but learned that was incorrect when my monthly payment increased $30 in the second year.

A $600 increase seems really steep for me. Wouldn't you be surprised if your housing payment increased by $600?

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sephiroth3650 t1_iycr0la wrote

Mentally, you're combining your mortgage portion of the payment with the escrow portion. They are separate, and that's why your total monthly payment can fluctuate if you pay them together. The actual mortgage terms didn't change. The portion of that payment going towards the mortgage isn't changing. When you pay taxes and insurance in escrow, you have them tacked onto your mortgage payment. So if the taxes or insurance go up, that add-on amount goes up accordingly. Contact your lender and verify why they saw a shortfall. Did your taxes go up? Did your insurance? Both? Did they send you an escrow analysis with this notice, which would be the typical process? If so, what does the analysis show? Where is the account projected to be short?

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flames_of_chaos t1_iybwc8i wrote

If there's an adjustment on escrow the lender should of sent you paperwork regarding an escrow analysis, whether if you have a shortage or a surplus and a total breakdown. This year I had a surplus, they issued a check and lowered my total mortgage cost by $19 a month.

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the_journeyman3 t1_iybpja9 wrote

You don't even know if it $600 a month for x months yet. You need to get that info. Again, it is your responsibility to understand what you are getting into when you buy a house. Did you not understand the concept of property tax? How are roads maintained? How are schools funded? How are the police paid? How about libraries? Where do you think that money comes from.

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