If you want to refinance so that you can have a lower interest rate, there are a few ways you can do that, but you have to ask yourself what you are willing to do to have that lower interest rate. For example, if you shortened the term of your mortgage loan, you could reduce your interest rate without having to wait for the interest rate to drop, but your monthly payments would be higher since you would be paying more in principle, although less on interest. If the interest rate dropped, you could always try going for that interest rate.
You can also work hard to improve your credit in order to refinance for a lower interest rate. The best and most sure way to improve your credit (although it will take some time) is to use credit to pay for things, and then be really good about paying your required payments on time. Once you have a much higher credit score, you may be ready to refinance, but keep in mind that the higher the score, the lower the interest rate you will most likely get, unless your credit score is over 800 (you can’t really get much better than that).
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