While AmeriFirst Home Mortgage does not offer a bi-weekly mortgage payment service, you do have the option to pay
extra on your monthly mortgage payment as we described above.
Not exact matches
It might take years before your
monthly payments make a dent in your
mortgage balance, but you can kick start that process with
extra payments early
on.
If your down
payment is less than 20 %, both FHA and conventional loans charge
monthly mortgage insurance — but only conventional loans allow you to eliminate that
extra cost later
on.
When you pay
extra on an adjustable - rate
mortgage, you trim the loan balance faster than scheduled, and that should result in lower
monthly payments when your rate next adjusts — unless the interest rate adjusts higher and that swamps the impact of your
extra principal
payments.
Most people think of
mortgage refinancing as a sure way to take advantage of lower interest rates, but it's only worth doing so if the amount you save
on monthly payments will be enough to earn back the
extra closing costs by the time you move out.
Looking back at our own financial situation in 2013, we did stick to the basics and continue to grow our net worth — we continued to make
extra payments on our
mortgage, we contributed money towards my wife's tax free savings account (TFSA) and we managed to keep our
monthly expenses as low as possible.
Depending
on your location, credit score and the insurance provider, the
mortgage insurance premium would cost $ 900 to $ 1,800 each year — an
extra cost of $ 75 to $ 180
on each
monthly payment.
This will give you a nice
monthly income which you can use to pay down
extra on your
mortgage, or to reduce the amount that you are actually paying in rent or
mortgage payments.
If you're looking to lower your
monthly payments, or even just to have some
extra cash
on hand, it might be time to refinance your
mortgage with Mobank.
On a non-accelerated weekly
payment plan, you make a
mortgage payment each week or 52
payments a year; this is the same as breaking a
monthly payment in four, so you aren't actually putting any
extra money towards your
mortgage.
Reserves are basically
extra cash
on hand equivalent to the cost of your total
monthly mortgage payment including taxes and insurance.
In contrast,
extra payments on an adjustable rate
mortgage can reduce your
monthly payments — but only at times when the lender adjusts your rate and recalculates your amortization schedule.
In most cases, these
payments will usually be as much as your regular
monthly payments on your
mortgage or car loan, with some
extra payment to get caught up
on the amount you have fallen behind.
The
monthly payment on a 15 - year
mortgage is higher than for a 30 - year
mortgage, and the
extra money pays the principal down faster.
That temptation to refinance can be huge because depending
on your situation, refinancing your
mortgage can be beneficial in areas such as reducing the interest rate, shortening or extending the
mortgage loan, and even by getting some
extra cash flow happening by lowering the
monthly mortgage payments.
So, you end up paying an
extra monthly payment on your
mortgage each year, which has an impact
on the compounding effect of the interest
on your
mortgage.