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Subject Expert
How much did you put down? What is your property worth?
With most loans, extra payments will go to principal. But check your loan terms.
Now, determining whether you should pay down the loan or invest is another conversation worth evaluating. Loan APR is calculated based on risk. A 95% Loan-to-value mortgage will have a higher rate than an 80% loan-to-value mortgage, which will have a higher rate than 50% loan-to-value. While paying down principal may not reduce your payment right now, crossing major loan-to-value thresholds can be huge when you go to refinance. Having a 7.2% loan tells me that you’ll likely refinance in 3 to 5 years, and pre-paying principal not only has the immediate 7.2% return but also will yield bigger gains with a reduced interest rate in the future as your risk profile decreases.
5% to 6% is generally the threshold where paying down principal vs investing the money has the biggest impact. If your APR is 5% or lower, then invest. If it’s 6% or higher, then pay it down. In between is situational based on your specific financial situation.
Subject Expert
Just the loan tenure. If you make a big enough payment you can have the bank recast the loan to reduce the payment.
Coach
Yeah just pay it down. That’s free money if you do
Coach
Tenure, and associated interest.