Before you decide
How much equity might you actually have?
Move the two sliders. You’ll get a realistic figure in about ten seconds — no form, no application, nothing to hand over.
Illustrative room at 80% combined loan-to-value
$220,000
Your current loan-to-value is about 56%
Illustrative only, at up to an 80% combined loan-to-value, before fees. This is not an approval, a quote or a lender commitment.
“Most homeowners are shown one product. You should see all of them, in dollars, before you commit to anything.”
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Before you decide
Understand your home equity options before taking a second mortgage.
Most homeowners arrive here with a problem, not a product in mind. Start wherever you actually are.
What are you trying to solve?
Pick whichever is closest. You can change it at any point.
Not sure which fits? Start with the general path.
Working on: —
A second mortgage may help with debt consolidation, CRA arrears, renovations, business cash flow, mortgage arrears or another important financial need. Before deciding, it's worth understanding the amount available, the total cost, the monthly payment, the alternatives — and the exit strategy.
Before you use your home equity, understand the full strategy.
What are you trying to solve?
Most homeowners arrive here with a specific problem rather than a product in mind. Start with the situation that fits.
- Reduce multiple monthly debt payments
- Pay CRA tax arrears
- Catch up on mortgage arrears
- Catch up on property-tax arrears
- Fund home renovations
- Access capital for a business
- Manage separation or divorce expenses
- Recover after a consumer proposal
- Protect a favourable first-mortgage rate
- Renew an expensive private mortgage
- Improve monthly cash flow
- Manage irregular self-employed income
- Understand how much equity is available
- Compare a second mortgage with refinancing
Not sure where to start?
The Path Finder walks through your situation step by step and points you to the information that actually applies to you. It does not give an approval — it tells you which options are worth reviewing, what information is still needed, and which risks to discuss.
Your situation → Available equity → Possible options → Estimated costs → Exit plan
How much equity might be available?
Enter your estimated property value and what you currently owe to see an illustrative loan-to-value and the room that might exist at different lending thresholds.
Compare your options side by side
A second mortgage isn't automatically the right answer. Depending on your existing rate, any prepayment penalty, the amount you need and how long you need it, refinancing, a HELOC, a B-lender mortgage or waiting until renewal may cost you less.
What do second-mortgage lenders actually review?
- Property value, type, location and marketability
- Existing registered debt and the standing of the first mortgage
- Credit history and payment history — one factor among several
- Income and how it can be documented
- The reason for borrowing
- The exit strategy
Understand the total cost before you sign
The interest rate is only part of it. Lender fees, brokerage fees, legal costs, appraisal, registration and discharge all add up — and on a short term, fees can matter more than the rate.
A second mortgage should not become a permanent cycle
Short-term mortgage solutions are only as good as the plan that ends them. Without a dated exit plan, a one-year arrangement renews, and renews again, with a fee each time coming out of your equity. The exit plan should be agreed before funding — not improvised at maturity.
How the process works
- Explain your objective
- Review the property and current mortgages
- Compare the available strategies
- Review costs, risks and the exit plan
- Proceed only once the terms are understood
What clients say
Meet Rajiv
Consistently ranked among Brampton's Top 3 Mortgage Brokers
Rajiv Verma has been featured among the Top 3 Mortgage Brokers in Brampton by ThreeBestRated for 5+ years running — selected through an independent 50-point inspection of reviews, reputation, trust and service, with a score of 4.6/5.0 (110/120 inspection points).
Verify the ranking on ThreeBestRated →I'm Rajiv Verma — a licensed mortgage broker working with Ontario homeowners on second mortgages, private financing, refinancing and debt consolidation. My approach is comparison-first: I'd rather tell you a second mortgage isn't the right answer than arrange one that leaves you worse off.
Rajiv Verma, Mortgage Broker · Mortgage Architects · FSRA Brokerage Licence #12728
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Before you use your home equity, understand the full strategy
If you'd like your situation reviewed confidentially, you'll get a straight explanation of the options worth considering, what each would cost, the risks involved, and what the exit looks like.
Rajiv Verma, Mortgage Broker, Licence #M13000402 · Mortgage Architects, FSRA Brokerage Licence #12728 · Serving Ontario. This website provides general education about mortgage options in Ontario. It is not legal, accounting, tax or insolvency advice and is not an offer of credit. Final approval depends on the complete application and lender review.