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Standard vs. Bi-Weekly

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  Standard Bi-Weekly
Length : 30 Yrs 0 Mts 24 Yrs 6 Mts
Time Saved : 5 Yrs 6 Mts
Bi-Weekly Payment : - $1,199.10
Monthly Payment : $2,398.20 $2,598.05
Total Interests Paid : $463,352.76 $362,796.64
Interest Savings : $100,556.12
Tax Savings : $120,471.72 $94,327.13
Tax Saving Losses : $26,144.59
Total Benefit
(Int. Savings - Tax Saving Losses) :
$74,411.53

When you set up your mortgage payment repayment plan, you can choose between a standard repayment plan or a bi-weekly repayment plan. With the standard plan, it would take you 30 years to repay the loan while a biweekly plan will take 24 years and 6 months. This will save you 5 years and 6 months. But, the savings doesn’t end there.

If you took out a $400,000.00 loan with an interest rate of 6.000% and your federal tax rate is 26.000%, you can expect to pay $2,398.20 per month, while a bi-weekly payment plan will call for a payment of $1,199.10 every other week. As a result, you will pay only $362,796.64 in interest with the bi-weekly schedule rather than $463,352.76 with the standard payment plan. While this will result in a loss of $26,144.59 in tax benefits, you will still save a total of $74,411.53 with the bi-weekly plan.

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