Pay It Down Quick – Using Refinancing To Shorten the Length of Your Mortgage
Chances are years ago, when you took out your mortgage, you took it out for 30 years or more. You were just starting out in life, money was tight and your salary was still on the lower side of the pay scale. As the years have gone by, and you’ve moved up in your career and in life, you may find that you have extra money each month that you want to put to good use. One of the things you may want to think about to do with that money is to refinance your home mortgage for a shorter term to help you pay off your house quicker with less overall interest payments.
Let’s face it, money is hard enough to come by, and paying unnecessary interest is something that all of us can do without. With home mortgages you will often find that the lower the term of the mortgage, the better the interest rate is. Basically, the mortgage company is giving you a better overall deal because they don’t have to wait as long for their money and their exposure is less to possible risk. The faster you pay it off, the faster they get their money back (plus interest).
Often times,...