Hi guys! If you don’t have the means to pay cash for a home, then you’re likely either renting or taking out a mortgage loan to fund a purchase. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having a mortgage. It’s how most of us were able to get into homeownership. The costs can be high though. There’s the actual down payment that needs to be saved upfront on top of the closing costs required to get the loan. Then, there’s the monthly payment itself (principal and interest) and your carrying costs (insurance, property taxes, maintenance, etc.). Depending on the type of loan that you get, these payments can be with you for a long time – a VERY long time. A common mortgage loan period is a 30-year repayment. Now, I don’t have the expertise to walk you through the various types of loans in detail, but I do know a thing or two about cutting away at that repayment period. There are ways to pay your mortgage off early, and they’re not as complicated as you may think.
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