If you choose to make the
interest-only payment, your monthly payment will be
lower than it would be with a principal and interest
payment. Your interest rate may or may not be lower than
a traditional mortgage, but you will have the option of
flexible payments. Interest-only loans allow you to
control your payment amount and your cash flow in any
given month during the interest only period.
Who Is an
Interest-Only Home Loan For?
There are good reasons to
consider an interest only loan. For instance, it might
make good financial sense. Here's how: On a traditional
30-year fixed-rate mortgage, roughly 70% of the payment
goes toward interest during the first six or seven years
of the loan. If your interest rate is low, then you've
borrowed money at a good rate. Instead of paying down
that low rate loan, you could take the extra money you'd
have each month from making interest-only payments, and
invest it in something that would bring you a higher
rate of return. Or, you could pay down higher interest
debt like credit cards. Depending on your loan amount,
you could have access to thousands of dollars over the
course of several years to invest or reduce high
interest debt. That may be a wise financial move.
