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Are Bi-Monthly Mortgage Payments Worth It?

If you pay your mortgage monthly, you’re making 12 payments a year. Normally, the payment is due the 1st of every month. When you enroll in a bimonthly payment program, you’re paying half your monthly amount every two weeks. There are 52 weeks in a year, so this works out to 26 bimonthly payments. Or, in effect, 13 monthly payments. This is how it is done.

EXAMPLE:

TRADITIONAL

$3000 Monthly Mortgage Payment

Due 1st of every month

12 months per year

$3000 X 12 = $36,000

BI-MONTHLY

Half a payment $3000/2= $1500

Due every 14 days

26 payments per year

$1500 X 26 = $39,000

There is no secret sauce, just math. With the Bi-Monthly payment arrangement you are making the equivalent of 13 mortgage payments each year, not 12. The extra is being applied toward principal reduction. You will pay off the loan sooner and avoid interest.

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