1. What makes the loan pay off sooner?
Direct-deposit of your income into this mortgage.
It has an immediate and dramatic impact on your principal
balance. With this loan, interest is based on your daily balance,
so when your paycheck hits, you start saving interest compared
to a traditional loan. This leaves more of your income available
for principal, accelerating the buildup of equity with no
change to your spending habits. Naturally, the more positive
cash flow you have, the faster your loan paydown will accelerate.
2. If I pay off early, will I lose my
tax deduction?
Yes, and this is good. Because you will no longer have a mortgage.
I believe that "interest is not in your best interest."
Paying $3 in interest to get approximately $1 in tax deductions
is not a good long-term strategy. The Home Ownership Accelerator
can help you get rid of your mortgage faster. And, of course,
while you're still paying down your balance, the interest
you do pay IS deductible (see your tax advisor).
3. The loan is based on the LIBOR index
- why is the margin slightly higher than other loans, and
what if rates go up even higher?
Here is where we're changing the way mortgages are viewed.
It's no longer about the rate. It's about how many dollars
of interest you pay on a given principal balance. And because
with this loan your principal balance is continually forced
down by your direct deposits, this can even offset the effect
of higher rates. Even, depending on your cash flow, if rates
double! The power of your money sitting in your mortgage is
amazing. The best way to observe this is to use the Interactive
Simulator, which can be found on my Home
Ownership Accelerator homepage. You'll see why the slightly
higher margin on this loan, which is required due to its highly
transactional nature, can have such a minimal effect on the
overall payoff timing.
4.What is the payment?
Again, we're changing the way mortgages work. Every time you
make a direct deposit of your payroll, or add funds from another
account, you're in effect making a payment. Then at the end
of each monthly statement period, interest is charged based
on your daily principal balance. We simply add it to your
principal balance.
5. Who is the ideal customer for this
loan?
The CMG Home Ownership Accelerator is ideally suited for responsible
homeowners with positive cash flow, who understand that parking
their cash against their mortgage balance can earn them a
much higher effective return than in a low-interest checking
or savings account.