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biweekly mortgage, make sense?
Hi, I was suggested by friends to switch my monthly mortgage payment
to biweekly. I thought it was a good idea. But after a little research, it does not make sense to me. First, my lender charge $375 for setup. Second, you pay 26 times, it is the same amount of 13 monthly payment. Third, it saves you very little ( a few dollors every month ) for the first a couple of years. My conclusing is that if you payoff or refinance in 5 years, it does not make sense at all. It would be better to just pay 13 monthly payments every year. Or, like what I prefer to, pay 108% of the monthly payment every month. The addtion 8% goes to the pricinpal. Any ideas? ff |
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biweekly mortgage, make sense?
finecur writes:
Hi, I was suggested by friends to switch my monthly mortgage payment to biweekly. I thought it was a good idea. But after a little research, it does not make sense to me. First, my lender charge $375 for setup. Second, you pay 26 times, it is the same amount of 13 monthly payment. Third, it saves you very little ( a few dollors every month ) for the first a couple of years. My conclusing is that if you payoff or refinance in 5 years, it does not make sense at all. It would be better to just pay 13 monthly payments every year. Or, like what I prefer to, pay 108% of the monthly payment every month. The addtion 8% goes to the pricinpal. Any ideas? You already got it -- if you want to pay down your mortgage faster, just go ahead and prepay your existing mortgage instead of paying fees to refinance. If you get paid on a weekly or biweekly schedule, instead of monthly, a biweekly mortgage can make budgeting a little easier. But you can also just plan your "normal" monthly budget on 2 biweekly paychecks, and in the occasional months where you get an extra paycheck, set the entire amount aside for investing, paying down mortgage or other debt, or saving for "special" expeditures like annual vacation, rather than normal household expenses. -Sandra |
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biweekly mortgage, make sense?
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finecur wrote: Hi, I was suggested by friends to switch my monthly mortgage payment to biweekly. I thought it was a good idea. But after a little research, it does not make sense to me. First, my lender charge $375 for setup. Second, you pay 26 times, it is the same amount of 13 monthly payment. Third, it saves you very little ( a few dollors every month ) for the first a couple of years. My conclusing is that if you payoff or refinance in 5 years, it does not make sense at all. It would be better to just pay 13 monthly payments every year. Or, like what I prefer to, pay 108% of the monthly payment every month. The addtion 8% goes to the pricinpal. Bi-Weekly is perfectly fine, just don't pay a fee for the service (ever, never, ever). But doing normal monthly payments, and then adding in one extra payment each year does the same thing, and it is free to do with no fees. The real question is if it makes sense to pay off your loan faster. While it looks like you save years of payments, you also tie up your money for more years, so the savings is a wash. If you can invest the money for a better rate of return than your mortgage rate, then pre-paying the mortgage might actually be a money loser. You need to run the numbers, then factor in your gut feel (your comfort with debt and how you handle money is more important than saving a few bucks). -john- -- ================================================== ==================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ==================== |
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biweekly mortgage, make sense?
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finecur wrote: Hi, I was suggested by friends to switch my monthly mortgage payment to biweekly. I thought it was a good idea. But after a little research, it does not make sense to me. First, my lender charge $375 for setup. Second, you pay 26 times, it is the same amount of 13 monthly payment. Third, it saves you very little ( a few dollors every month ) for the first a couple of years. My conclusing is that if you payoff or refinance in 5 years, it does not make sense at all. It would be better to just pay 13 monthly payments every year. Or, like what I prefer to, pay 108% of the monthly payment every month. The addtion 8% goes to the pricinpal. Any ideas? Your correct. The banks way is a big moneymaker for the bank and only incidentally helps you. Your way is the right way to go. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L |
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