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How to Save Thousands of Dollars in Interest and Pay Your Mortgage off Faster

There are a few ways to make extra principle payments that can save you a ton of money in interest expenses and get you mortgage-free sooner than you thought possible. Here are a few simple strategies you can use: 

1. Round your monthly payment up

The results of this simple strategy can save you a fortune and drastically reduce the length of your mortgage.

As an example, if your monthly mortgage payments were $734 dollars a month, but you rounded it up to $800 per month, you would save more than $48,000 in interest payments, and reduce the length of your mortgage by 7.5 years!

2. Make one time pre-payments using your income tax refund

This is an easy way to save money and shorten your mortgage. For example, if you have $100,000 mortgage, and you have a $1,000 tax refund this year, you take apply that refund to your mortgage. Over time, this will save you more than $8600 and shave 1 year and 1 month off your mortgage! That’s another amazing result from a simple strategy.

3. Choose a 15 year mortgage

If you can afford it, you are far better off getting a 15 year mortgage instead of 30. It won’t cost you much more, and the interest savings are truly incredible. 

If you have a mortgage of $100,000 at 8% interest over 15 years, your monthly payment would be about $200 more, but you’d end up saving $92,083 in interest over the life of your mortgage!

Using these strategies is the easierst ways to reduce your interest expenses and shorten your mortgage period.

Interested in buying, selling or investing in a new property, let’s chat! I can be reached at 647-896-6584, by email at info@serenaholmesrealtor.com or by filling out this simple contact form. For more great tips, news, info and resources, connect on social and make sure you’re subscribed to my YouTube Channel.

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