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Originally Posted by macdiesel
My fiance are going to be buying a house this fall. If the house we get is appraised for more that we are paying, is it possible to get a mortgage amount larger that what we are paying so that we can eliminate some credit card debt with the extra?
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Please do not do this. A mortgage is secured debt, whereas CC's are unsecured. If you use a mortgage or HELCO to pay off things such as CC debt, that will move the unsecured debt to a secured debt, putting your house in danger if you can not pay or have to file for BK. It also will quickly open up your CC lines which you may be tempted to use them again, racking up even more debt. Start paying of the highest interest card with as much money as you can, while paying the minimums on the others. Once that is paid off, move to the next highest interest rate, while paying the minimums on the others. Continue this process until you out of debt. If you have a ton of CC debt, you may want to wait until you can get some or all CC debt knocked out. Good Luck