Conventional wisdom says, "Don't pay off your mortgage early." Are you foolish to consider an early payoff? Absolutely not! By adding just $50 to $100 to your mortgage payment every month, you can save thousands of dollars in interest, pay off your loan quicker, and eliminate a major monthly expense.

The argument usually given against paying off a mortgage early is that you can make investments with your extra cash, such as mutual funds, stocks or bonds, which pay higher returns. This approach enables you to take the mortgage interest deduction and have easy access to your money, in case you need it. These are all definite pluses, but are not guaranteed savings results.

Any extra income which an investment might generate above your home equity appreciation can be offset by a bad year in the investment market. Investment earnings can virtually eliminate the income tax advantage of your mortgage interest deduction, since stocks and bonds are likely to generate a fair amount of dividends, interest income and capital gains.

It isn't as simple as conventional wisdom--consult a financial expert.

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Hildi Baker , CSP, ABR, CRS & Terri Coyle, ABR
Prudential Fox and Roach Realtors
601 E. Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 19063
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Hildi Baker is a full-time Realtor with over 25 years experience selling in Delaware County, Chester County and the Main Line. Hildi is a recipient of many Multimillion Dollar Producer Awards as well as multiple Service Awards. She is an accredited Buyer's Representative and has worked with many relocation clients. She has a Bachelors Degree in business and languages and is bilingual in English/German. She came to the US from Europe in 1967. As a US citizen, she has lived in Delaware County for 43 years during which she raised 3 children. For more information on Hildi and her background, please check out the "About Us" tab! Terri Coyle is a lifelong Pennsylvania resident. She grew up in Yardley, Bucks County and is a graduate of Drexel University. Her undergraduate degree in Accounting and MBA in Human Resource Management combined with 17 years experience with a local advertising agency provide the financial, people and marketing skills necessary for the real estate business. Terri has lived and raised children in Delaware and Chester counties for the past 20 years and happily worked in Real Estate for the last five. She is an Accredited Buyer's Respresentative as well as a Relocation Specialist. For more information on Terri, please check out the "About Us" tab. With honesty and integrity Hildi and Terri will employ vast Real Estate knowledge to provide you with excellent customer service in a timely and caring manner that produces exceptional Real Estate results.