How to Pay Off A Mortgage Early
Want to know the steps on how to pay off your mortgage early to be debt free? This ehow will help you out.
Instructions
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Gather all you mortgage info. This should all be readily avalible on your monthly statement.
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If you have Excel you can open an amoritization table in it By Clicking on the bottom tabs Insert>Spreadseet Solutions>Loan Amoritization
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Put in your current Loan information This will help you decide how much you want to pay extra per month
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Send the decided extra amount each month in, but do not send it with your normal payment. Write a separate check, and be sure to write "Principal Only" on the check so that way they just don't apply it to your next months bill.
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By doing this, you will pay off your Mortgage early and pay much less in intrest across the life of the loan. This will save you thousands of dollars across a 15 or 30 year mortgage.
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Tips & Warnings
Be sure and Write Principle only
Even if you can only do a one time payment, go ahead and do it. Every bit helps
Don't Avoid paying down credit cards to do this, unless you are paying a higher APR on your car loan than your credit cards.
Comments
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cadence
Dec 20, 2008
Great tips to pay off your mortgage early. -
David Sarokin
Sep 08, 2008
Thanks, especially for the Principle Only caution...hate to be paying off my interest early, only to have the principle left. 5*