Samples of Amortization Schedules

It can be hard to figure out how a mortgage gets paid off over time without first viewing samples of amortization schedules. These schedules can assist homeowners or potential buyers in determining how their monthly payments will affect the value of the loans over time.

Amortization schedules apply to all varieties of home loans.

When a person meets with his or her mortgage lender to sign papers on a loan, the lender will provide an amortization schedule. However, if the person wants to do some research beforehand, these schedules are not hard to find.

There is no lack of amortization schedule samples available on the Web. Keep in mind that it is important to get them from reputable sources. Some sites may have viruses or malware attached to downloadable schedules, while others exist solely for the purpose or advertising a product or service.

Some trusted sites that offer them are:

• Bankrate.com – This site provides a sample schedule as well as offering a calculator that allows the homeowner to create his or her own schedule. It includes areas to enter the mortgage amount, term, rate and any extra unscheduled payments.
• Yahoo Real Estate – This bare bones calculator creates samples of amortization schedules that include property taxes, Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) and hazard insurance. The sample schedules can be formatted as yearly or monthly.
• Microsoft Office Online – This site offers an amortization schedule template that users can open up as an Excel spreadsheet. It requests the same information needed for the online calculators - in a different format - by using the formulas included in the program. It’s perfect for the person who likes to determine exactly how everything works.
• Freddie Mac – This page offers a sample amortization schedule for a fictitious loan. It is suitable for someone who, for whatever reason, just wants to know what an amortization schedule is and what it looks like. It does not offer the option to input numbers.

A sample amortization schedule can help a homeowner determine how much equity he or she will have available at any given time over the life of a loan. Users simply look at the month when a home equity loan might be needed and see how much will be available to borrow against.

People still considering two or more mortgage loans should make several sample schedules. Plugging in different mortgage amounts, rates and payment scenarios can be an valuable tool in figuring out how mortgage payments can fit into a budget. They should print out each schedule and compare them all side-by-side to determine what the pros and cons may be. They can even invite their real estate agent to join in on the conversation to provide additional insight.

These schedules can also be very helpful for people with adjustable rate mortgages, since they can print out new amortization schedules as their rates change. This allows them to not only see what their new payments will be, but to judge whether a refinance may be beneficial to them or if a conversion to a fixed-rate loan is a good idea.

Real estate agents can also use sample amortization schedules to help potential buyers who are not sure what their price range should be. They can make several schedules using mock numbers to give them an idea of what kind of payments they may be looking at.

No matter how a sample amortization schedule is used, it’s important to realize that mortgage rates are not set in stone until the home buyer signs on the dotted line, no matter what the sample schedule says.

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