30/20/15 years term comparison:
Monthly pay is the key. Term is almost irrelavent. That mean if you maintain the same amount of payment for different loan terms, total interest paid over different terms (30/20/15) is almost same.
Loan term: 30 years
loan amount: 320,000
rate: 5.75%
monthly pay: 1867.43
total interest paid: $352,275
Loan term: 30 years
loan amount: 320,000
rate: 5.75%
Monthly: $2334.29
total interest paid: $202,337
Loan term: 30 years
loan amount: $400,000
rate: 5.75 %
monthly pay: $2334.29
extra pay at 1st month: $80000
total interest paid over 30 years: $203,453
Loan term: 20 years
loan amount: $320,000
rate: 5.75%
Monthly pay: 2246.67
total interest paid over 20 years: $219,200
loan term: 15 years
loan amount: $320,000
rate: 5.75%
monthly pay: 2657.31
total interest paid over 15 years: $158,316
loan term: 30 years
loan amount: $320,000
rate: 5.75%
monthly pay: 2657.31
total interest paid: $158,295
Loan term: 20 years
loan amount: $320,000
rate: 5.75%
monthly pay: $2334.29
total interest paid over 20 years: $202,338