7 Ways to Get Out of a High-Interest Mortgage in 2026, From Duane Buziak
October 8, 2026
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A practical guide to stuck in high interest rate mortgage.
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Self employed mortgage refinance options come down to matching your documentation path to how your income shows up on paper. This playbook from Duane Buziak walks through seven routes, from full tax returns and bank statements to streamline loans and cash-out debt consolidation, with a worked break-even example so you can see when refinancing pays off.
No law sets a universal waiting period, but lender seasoning rules by loan type typically put the answer to “soon after buying a house can I refinance” between about 6 months and a year. This 2026 guide covers those rules, the break-even math (a $6,000 cost on a 7.0% to 6.0% refinance pays back around month 23), and the costs and equity limits that catch recent buyers.
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