2026 Mortgage Update: Lower Rates, ARMs Return, and When to Refi
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ARM vs. 30‑Year Fixed Tradeoffs
Jeff quantifies current spreads and advises choosing ARMs for shorter hold periods to improve cashflow.
Rental property financing is becoming much easier. For years, seven and eight-percent rates made it brutal to make deals work. But now, things are changing—for the better.
Mortgage rates in the five-percent range? HELOCs with no closing costs? Seller concessions to buy down your interest rate, and a smoother path to affordable properties? It’s all culminating in 2026, and this could be one of the best years in recent memory to get a mortgage for a rental property. Today, we’re talking to Jeff Welgan, who's spent 22 years in the mortgage industry, and is bringing good news.
Thought those ARM (adjustable-rate mortgage) loans were left behind in 2008? Safer, cheaper, and more flexible ARM loans are available to investors. With lower rates and longer fixed-rate periods, they could be the perfect option as mortgage rates continue to decline. Jeff also shares how you can get a HELOC with no closing costs, so you don’t have to give up that rock-bottom mortgage rate you secured in 2020. Plus, when to refinance, how low rates could go, and whether you still should buy down your rate in 2026.
In This Episode We Cover
Jeff’s 2026 mortgage rate prediction and the “range” he thinks rates will stay in
Are ARMs back? Why adjustable-rate mortgages are cheaper, safer, and better for investors
Should you pay down your interest rate? When Jeff says it is (and isn’t) worth it
Why the mortgage industry’s cycle is about to end, and investors must be careful
Got a high mortgage rate? This is when you should think about refinancing
And So Much More!
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