Is a Fifteen Year Mortgage a Good Bet?

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A fifteen year mortgage is a great bet, if youre inclined to gamble on a couple of things. The first, obviously, is that youre betting on your ability to pay the higher mortgage rate over the long haul. If you have your own business, you have control over your employment situation. Then the question turns to whether your business or your career has the legs to be as successful for the next fifteen years as it is now. Are you in a cyclical business, affected by economic downturns? Most are, and if your fifteen year mortgage is a stretch for you in the first place then its a major gamble. If youre salaried and safe from the slings and arrows of the economy, then its a safer proposition.

How Much is on the Table?

The savings in plain old dollars is substantial. One mortgage calculation tool compares the figures generated by putting a $100,000 mortgage into fifteen year terms and thirty year terms. The monthly payment is about $735 a month over fifteen years and about $955 a month over thirty years, with an interest rate that is a quarter of a point higher. The difference in total interest payments is a little over one hundred thousand dollars: $169,000 versus...

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