| I'm guessing that by now you must be thinking, "Hey, I | | | | You can pay more to principal, less to interest...and it's |
| pay my mortgage bills on time. I have a good rate on | | | | perfectly OK with the bank! |
| my mortgage and there is no reason to do anything | | | | Hang onto your seat, because now there is a way to |
| more." | | | | apply $900 towards interest and $300 towards |
| Well, I hate to break it to you, but you may not realize | | | | principal without changing your lifestyle or paying more |
| that you are paying more on your mortgage than you | | | | anything...and the best part is that the banks will gladly |
| have to. This happens because some of what goes | | | | accept this! |
| on with the bank is very sophisticated. | | | | This method has been around forever but nobody has |
| The current mortgage system is designed to squeeze | | | | figured out how to use it. |
| as much money out of you as possible... | | | | Until now. |
| WARNING: you're at a severe disadvantage because | | | | Wouldn't you like to shave 13 years off your |
| mortgage companies charge as much interest as long | | | | mortgage? You can! Here's how... |
| as possible without informing you in a clear way all the | | | | Your mortgage can be paid off in one-half to one-third |
| steps you can take to change it. | | | | of the time. Most of our clients shave at least 13 years |
| The current system requires your payments follow an | | | | of their mortgage without spending a cent more. |
| "amortization schedule", which forces most of your | | | | And no, you do NOT have to refinance or get another |
| money to go towards interest. | | | | mortgage; just have an open mind and a willingness to |
| In the first five years, you could end up spending five | | | | tackle a common math problem! |
| times more in interest than in mortgage principal - and | | | | The concept is really simple. All you have to do is use |
| that's a huge chunk out of your paycheck! So if you | | | | a mortgage checking account the right way. Once you |
| make $12,000 in principal payments, you end up | | | | set this up you begin immediately allocating more of |
| spending $60,000 in interest. Unbelievable! For a simple | | | | your payments to principal rather than interest and end |
| calculation go to | | | | up paying your mortgage much faster. The best part |
| And when you move, the bleeding starts all over | | | | of all, the banks happily accept this. |
| again... | | | | Here are the 7 basic steps you need to follow: |
| The banks know you'll probably move again or | | | | 1. Calculate your personal "HELOC number." |
| refinance in 5 years, and then the cycle of paying | | | | 2. You set up a Home Equity Line Of Credit (HELOC) |
| more interest starts all over again. | | | | for the Heloc number. |
| It takes years before your loan balance is reduced by | | | | 3. You pay your bills and mortgage on time. |
| a small amount-how unfair is that? | | | | 4. You transfer money to your HELOC at the right |
| How many years have you been paying off your | | | | time. |
| mortgage and are you really further ahead? | | | | 5. Your bank takes care of the rest-and they're happy |
| But here's how to fight back... | | | | to do it! |
| You're going to love this...there's an improved method | | | | 6. Create a spreadsheet to make sure you stay on |
| you can use to reduce these interest payments. | | | | track. |
| The way to do this is simple. Apply more of your | | | | 7. ...and YOU PAY OFF YOUR MORTGAGE AS |
| monthly mortgage repayment to principal rather than | | | | EARLY AS 13 YEARS SOONER THAN NORMAL, |
| interest without changing your repayment or | | | | AND SAVE AN AVERAGE OF $67,636 CASH! |
| refinancing your mortgage. | | | | You will NOT have to change your day-to-day |
| For example, if you pay $1,200 towards your monthly | | | | spending habits or your lifestyle to take advantage of |
| mortgage repayments, $1,100 goes towards interest | | | | this concept. It's a sound, smart way to pay down your |
| and $100 towards principal early in the life of the | | | | mortgage. |
| mortgage. | | | | |