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Old 10-09-2007, 05:05 PM
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Default Re: Should we pay off the home mortgage

I think it also depends on where you are in your life and where you are planning on going.
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Old 10-10-2007, 11:24 AM
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Mortgage Saving Tips

Here are our top tips for how to save on your mortgage payments on your house, follow them and you could save $100,000 in interest payments and years off your loan term. Sounds to good to be true well see how easy it is in these money saving tips. Learning how to save on your mortgage can set you up to slice years off your loan. Finding out if you can save on your mortgage payments won't cost you anything, and you will discover whether you have the best loan available for your individual circumstances. Shop for the best mortgage possible with your credit score, when a mortgage company has a small overhead cost to stay in business it means that they will not charge you ridiculous ongoing service fees. Make sure of the fees you mortgage company is charging you up front before signing on a loan.
Refinancing your mortgage will save you money if you can get a lower interest rate than what you are currently having. In order to determine how much you can save on your mortgage you need to find out exactly how much you are paying out every month to your existing mortgage provider. To determine your savings simply divide the cost of refinancing your existing mortgage by the amount you will save on your mortgage payment each month. This will give you the saving that you can get by refinancing your mortgage now. Mortgage refinancing is a popular solution for homeowners wanting to lock in lower interest rates and save money over the life of their mortgage. If interest rates stay low, then an ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage) can offer you an attractive way to obtain a new mortgage and save you money.

Make a lump sum payment or a monthly overpayment to your mortgage if you had the money in savings a fast calculation of the interest saved on the mortgage versus the interest the bank is paying you to have money in your savings account will show you just how much of a saving is possible with this tactic. With a little research it's amazing how much you can save on your mortgage. What you save on your mortgage interest could outweigh the interest you would otherwise have made on your savings. Make sure that your mortgage does not have a penalty for early pay off. The only way to really save money on a mortgage is by making extra repayments so that you are paying above the scheduled repayment timetable which means you are paying principal off not interest. If you currently have a $200,000 mortgage that you received a 6% interest rate over 30 years you will save yourself approximately $45,333.

You will be surprised how much faster your loans balance will drop and how much money you will save. Don’t Just Make The Minimum Repayment – If you want to save thousands of dollars in interest over the term of your mortgage work out the maximum monthly payment you can manage and pay that.

The truth is the bank is not going to tell you about how to save money on your mortgage as they want to make the interest on the money they have loan you. If they were to help you save money, they would lose money and their profits would stagnate.

With a little research it's amazing how much you can save on your mortgage so go ahead a use the mortgage calculators out there and see how much you can save with as little as $50 extra payment per week and I think you are going to be amazed.
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Old 10-21-2007, 05:38 PM
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Default Re: Should we pay off the home mortgage

You should always seek the advice of a competent advisor, accountant, or legal advisor when making decisions of this nature. You should never rely upon the advice of an unknown, or unproven source. It is necessary to verify the appropriateness of the advice to your particular circumstance.
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