we have 30 year FRM the first 10 of which are interest only. will we save a substantial amount on interest if we make principal payments over this 10 years instead of waiting?
thank you
Whether your mortgage is interest-only, adjustable-rate or whatever -- every time you send in an extra dollar toward the principal, you don't owe interest on that dollar from them on. If you had a 6% mortgage, that dollar would be saving you six cents every year your mortgage lasted.
It all depends how you want to invest that extra dollar -- for a 6%, no-risk, guaranteed return, or someplace else. The only other consideration would be if your mortgage carried any pre-payment penalty.