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Post Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:18 pm    Post subject: mortgage
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Is it true that i can lower my mortgage balance by paying extra to my principal?
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:41 pm    Post subject:
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That is true. If you have extra monies remaining at the end of every month or every few months, you may apply additional dollars to your principal balance. Note on the check that this amount will be applied toward your principal balance. With just an extra payment or 2 a year you will reduce the years your holding this loan significantly. I hope this helps...
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:00 pm    Post subject:
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and there's no need to wait until the end of the year or anything like that. if you begin immediately prepaying the principal balance, you'll see substantial savings. add any amount each month, but try to make at least one extra full monthly payment every year. you could shave a 30 year loan down to 19 or 20 years.
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:52 pm    Post subject:
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janetnurse

If your allows, you cna make extra monthly payment and star reduceing yoru principal and also in the logn term you will pay less in intrest.

Indirectly you are building equity in the house ( If the vavlue of property does not go down due to makrket conditions)

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Post Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:55 am    Post subject:
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You can do part payment to reduce the principal amount.
In that there are two scinarios-
1) you can reduce tenuare-(number os years)
2) you can reduce EMI amount- (monthly amount)
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:57 am    Post subject:
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Actually while in this present recession the interest rates are coming down its advisible to reduce princlipal amount it will be getting long term benefit.
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:58 am    Post subject:
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:42 am    Post subject:
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incredible....
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