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Simple version: A mortgage is just a long-term loan for buying a home.

Basically, you are just borrowing a big chunk of money from a lender, agreeing to pay it back over many years with interest, and the house itself is the “backup plan” for the lender if you don’t pay.

Only use this if you don’t have enough money saved to pay off for a new house. When spending money on a house you have to take a loan, pay off the full price or take a mortgage. A mortgage is what people normally do because it is basically just a loan, but you are more trusted because it’s your house on the line.

Because most mortgages are very expensive (for expensive things) and you probably don’t have thousands of dollars waiting, the mortgage might take over 15+ years to pay off. It is very important to not forget about it though. Because then you could be in big debt. A monthly mortgage payment usually includes four parts:

1. Principal — the amount you actually borrowed
2. Interest — the fee the lender charges for letting you borrow
3. Property taxes — local taxes based on your home’s value
4. Homeowners insurance — protects your home from damage

You have to collaborate and pay overtime, even if it’s small amounts of money. If you don’t then the lender can foreclosure (take the house back). It also would be very nice if you just paid off the whole house.

Overview

A mortgage is when the lender gives you the house. But you have to lend it. Which means that you still owe the money for it and you have to pay it off (including interest) eventually.