how do you know what type of percentage he is pulling out? should he take out a personal loan? i got quoted 18% for my personal loan form wells fargo. he said he is in real estate so he knows what he is doing.. people are so affraid of refinancing or anything and its mainly because htey odnt know much about mortgage. hardly anthying at all really.. its not a big deal to refinance..maybe he is getting into a loan that suits his needs better and getting into a lower rate and borrowing 20k on a loan amortized over 30 years is nothing.. that is only 147 bucks a month at 8% which is high ballin it kinda of. go for it dude.. you cant get a loan like that for just pure cash.. and your house is always building equity so go for it.. he is just taking an advancement of his appreciation on his house.. not sure how strong the market is in dallas but i'm sure it cant be horrible