Today we're diving into those thoughts and feelings, and — because we got so many questions about it — diving into why
we did pay off the mortgage on our house but why we're not paying off the mortgage on our rental anytime soon.
«I paid off $ 150,000 in 11 years,» she declares, «and not only
did I pay off my mortgage early, but I am on track to retire at 48.
So, Sean, you are faced with a decision,
do I pay off my mortgage really quickly or, because interests rates have been low for the last few years, should I instead pay my mortgage more slowly and use that money to invest?
I will be purchasing a property soon, so my question is the following:
Do I pay off my mortgage off as soon as possible (by paying more every month) or do I put the same amount extra into some unit...
One thing people often overlook when refinancing, Goldman says, is that taking out a new 30 - year loan pushes out the date when you'll be
done paying off your mortgage.
There really are so many factors you could take into the calc of whether or not it's a good investment that it makes my head spin... There's Time value of money, tax deductions, interest paid, investment return if you invest the difference up front, investment return if you invest what would have been your mortgage payments after you're
done paying off the mortgage, etc. etc..
The nice thing about a 15 year mortgage, is that after 15 years, you're
done paying off your mortgage.
Not exact matches
But my husband Luke and I
did: We
paid off our
mortgage early — in nine years.
«For people who have the risk tolerance, investing that money rather than
paying off the
mortgage is fine, but think about what would happen if the investments don't pan out and you still have to
pay your
mortgage,» says Craig Brimhall, vice president of Wealth Strategies at Ameriprise Financial.
Paying off your
mortgage may feel good, but that doesn't mean it's right for your financial plan.
In order to keep us motivated and excited about
paying off the
mortgage, we constantly remind ourselves why we're
doing this.
With the madness that sometimes comes with my full - time job and two kids under four years old, we both agreed that if we're going to
do this crazy 5 - year
mortgage pay off extravaganza then we still need to have fun.
Rent a suite in the basement to
pay the
mortgage, keep working up the ladder every 10 years as your equity increases, don't worry too much about
paying the
mortgage off, and never be out of the market.
i have 270k in equity in my house, thinking of
paying off the
mortgage but probably
does make sense since my rate is 3.125 on a 30 yr.
If you have the means, you should definitely consider
paying off your
mortgage early, especially if your interest rate is on the high end and don't have other investment strategies in place.
It
does kind of bum me out that I may have lost a small opportunity to take advantage of bearish markets but no sense in kicking myself too hard, it doesn't bother me as much as it used to and I think that's because amidst not being able to purchase discounted blue chip stocks, I ended up buying a house with help from my parents, and now I am a home owner with no
mortgage (just a debt to my parents which I hope to
pay off ASAP).
Most importantly, reverse
mortgage loans don't have to be
paid off until the home is sold or until the borrower no longer lives in it.
If you are
doing well financially and find yourself in a position to
pay -
off your
mortgage sooner rather than later, then switching your fixed - rate
mortgage to an adjustable - rate
mortgage can be a powerful way to save you thousands of dollars in
paying off your home.
Whether you decide to put more than 20 % down depends a lot on how badly you want to beat out the competition for the home, whether you think your savings could
do more for you invested elsewhere and how soon you want to build equity,
pay off the
mortgage and be free of that
mortgage debt.
The part I struggle with is that ultimately the
mortgage constitutes leverage whose value works for me if the market appreciates (woohoo the money I didn't
pay the
mortgage off with appreciates in the market), and against me if the market declines (aww shucks — the money I didn't
pay the mortage
off with is worth less now cause the market is down).
As long as your income doesn't drop, you don't have other unexpected expenses (like medical bills) and your
mortgage is affordable to you when you purchase the home, you shouldn't have a problem
paying off the loan.
Do you use your investment lump sum and
pay off when it reaches the
mortgage value?
If you can earn 5 % or more from stocks, an IRA, or 401 (k), it doesn't make financial sense to
pay off your
mortgage early.
Took 11 years to reach an 800 credit score on my own (29 year old without a home
mortgage), but I
do receive many credit card offers, and
do collect 2 % + cash back on every purchase with my card, with 0 % interest seeing as its
paid off every month..
While the
mortgage is certainly the largest and most visible cost associated with a home, there are a host of additional expenses, some of which don't go away even after the
mortgage is
paid off.
You might get a better return by boosting contributions to your tax - advantaged 401 (k) plan or building an emergency fund (if you don't have one) rather than trying to
pay off your
mortgage ahead of schedule, said McBride.
The Bristol University / ILC - UK research found that nearly one in 10 (9 %) households headed by someone aged in their late 60s still had a
mortgage to
pay off, as
did one in 50 (2 %) of people aged over 80.
The good news is that loan will be forgiven after 10 years, providing you don't move, sell, refinance or
pay off your first
mortgage during that time.
If you go with this plan it's important to make sure your
mortgage terms don't include a penalty for
paying off the loan early.
For example, if you are behind in retirement savings, or
do not have a cash emergency reserve, it may make more sense to put your newfound funds towards those financial goals while you continue to
pay off a
mortgage with attractive terms.
With a 30 - year fixed - rate
mortgage, not only
do you have a long time to
pay off the loan (three decades) but your monthly payments will remain constant for the duration of the loan, unless you decide to refinance.
At the same time, many low - and middle - income taxpayers simply
do not participate in the regular and automatic saving vehicles through which much wealth accumulation occurs, such as
paying off a
mortgage and making regular deposits to retirement accounts.
RATHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTE THESE FRAUDSTERS (Strategic Defaulters who are gaming and gaining
off the System, and damaging the Economy by their thefts, and I know a woman
doing this on her 3 homes, not
paying any mortgages while she hides her money), OUR GOVERNMENT HAS RIGGED A SYSTEM TO COVER THE BANKS» LOSSES BY PAYING NO INTEREST ON RETIREES» SA
paying any
mortgages while she hides her money), OUR GOVERNMENT HAS RIGGED A SYSTEM TO COVER THE BANKS» LOSSES BY
PAYING NO INTEREST ON RETIREES» SA
PAYING NO INTEREST ON RETIREES» SAVINGS.
I found out my hubby didn't buy that house; he inherited it and it wasn't even
payed off; the
mortgage had only been $ 367 and automatically deducted!!!
The issue of an MP claiming expenses for a
mortgage that has already been
paid off really
does matter to people, and politicians can not defend extra-marital affairs by pretending that the public isn't interested.
We've got more members than we've ever had before, we've
paid off all our debts to the party, we don't have any
mortgages, we are in a very strong, organised position.»
«When you have government mandated expenses like property taxes and water and sewer rates that have gone through the ceiling in the last 10 years, that now eat up anywhere from 30 — 40 - percent of every rent dollar an owner takes in, then it doesn't leave much left to
pay off your
mortgage, to make repairs, to invest in the capital improvement in your building.
He
did say the «vast majority» of the proceeds of the lease - back
paid off real estate - related
mortgages, and helped finance the startup of Crystal Run's insurance company and managed care company.
Tube8 provides a huge selection of the best Money Pit Stop: I'm an ex-policeman with # 80k to invest in retirement, where should I put it - and
do I
pay off my # 30k
mortgage?
In Animal Crossing: City Folk, once all the cockroaches have been killed, the player
does a victory cheer similar to the one displayed when a
mortgage is
paid off or the Tom Nook's tasks are completed at the start of the game.
It's partly about exposure; but if it doesn't work, I still have a # 1 bestselling book, I've still
paid off the
mortgage — I have nothing to lose.
At 16, I didn't think I would ever be able to afford a car let alone a house, but I had
paid off my
mortgage by the time I was 40.)
Unfortunately, traditional
mortgages do not have special safeguards in place for the spouses of those veterans who pass away before
paying off the loan.
If you are looking for a way to
pay off your existing
mortgage to free up cash, you may be eligible to get a reverse
mortgage loan to leverage your home's equity and
pay off your existing
mortgage.2 Reverse
mortgages, unlike forward
mortgages,
do not require monthly
mortgage payments for as long as you live in the home as your primary residence, maintain it in accordance with HUD guidelines, and
pay your property taxes and homeowner's insurance.1
Congrats on
paying off the
mortgage, has it changed your investment style now that you don't have a
mortgage payment?
In contrast, the initial payments towards interest - only
mortgages don't go towards
paying off the loan at all; they only cover the borrowing cost.
One of her clients, a widow, wanted to
do some work on her house, whose
mortgage was almost
paid off.
I don't need an open
mortgage since I won't be able to
pay it
off in 3 years.
It's important to remember that refinancing your
mortgage does not
pay off your debt; it simply restructures it under different terms.
And unlike PMI, the piggyback loan doesn't cancel, but will be
paid off over the term of the
mortgage.