As a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist I get asked this question all the time. “How can I pay off my 30 year fixed mortgage early?” Well there is a very easy and inexpensive way to do this!
The way to make this happen is to apply additional payments toward your principal balance each year. If you can make one add’l payment per year you will shave approximately 7 years off the life of your 30 year fixed rate mortgage and save a ton of interest as well. Easier sand than done right? Well here’s a way to make this a little less painful to your wallet. Take your monthly payment and divide it by 12. Whatever that result is, make sure you send in an add’l payment for that amount each and every month. If you make your payments with checks, you might even want to send 2 separate checks and write in the memo line, “Principal Payment Only” which will ensure that your mortgage servicer applies all of the add’l payments directly toward your principal balance.
Another way to accomplish this same exact thing is to make a payment every 2 weeks instead of once a month. Take your monthly payment and divide it by 2. Then when you pay it every 2 weeks, you’ll end up making 26, 1/2 payments throughout the year. This is the equivalent of 13 full payments, or 1 extra payment a year. Some lenders will actually fund the loan this way for you or you can request that they set up your servicing after the fact. Or you can just take the initiative and do it yourself.
Regardless of which route you choose, you can set these payments up to go out automatically. In many cases, you can even set it up w/your bank that a particular amount of your direct deposit automatically filters to a 2nd account which is set up for auto-pay to your mortgage servicer. This way its on automatic pilot and you don’t ever have to think about it. You know that because the 2nd account only is used to make the mortgage payment and it is automatically fed the necessary portion of your paychecks that your mortgage payments will always be made on time and most importantly, your 30 year fixed rate mortgage will be paid off about 7 years quicker. Now that makes some real financial sense. You can see a video on this very subject by clicking this link http://californiamortgagehero.com/?s=how+to+pay+off
You know what else makes financial sense? Working with a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist and doing an annual mortgage review to ensure that you are in the best financial position possible. Even if you’re in the process of doing a refinance right now, it makes sense to call a Certified Mortgage Planner to take a 2nd look. Call Chris Reese, Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist today for your fast and free mortgage review, rate quote, and property value analysis at 916-502-1656 or visit http://www.sacramentohomeloanspecialist.com/forms/askAnExpert.html
How You Can Pay Off Your 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Early - Mortgage Tip
