Free Interest-Only Mortgage Calculator

Calculate payments during the interest-only period and the fully amortizing period of an interest-only mortgage.

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Interest-Only Monthly Payment

$2,916.67

Amortizing Monthly Payment$3,876.49
Payment Increase at Amortization$959.83
Total Interest (IO period)$350,000
Total Interest (amortizing period)$430,359
Total Interest Over Loan Life$780,359

Interest-Only Monthly Payment vs Interest-Only Period

Interest-Only Mortgages

An interest-only mortgage allows you to pay only the interest for an initial period (typically 5-10 years), after which the loan converts to fully amortizing payments.

How Payments Work

Interest-Only Period: Monthly Payment = Loan Balance x (Annual Rate / 12)

Amortizing Period: Standard P&I payment calculated on the full balance over remaining years

Advantages

  • Lower initial payments for improved cash flow
  • Useful for investors who plan to sell before amortization begins
  • Can invest the difference between IO and fully amortizing payments
  • Risks

  • No equity built during IO period (except through appreciation)
  • Payment shock when amortization begins
  • Higher total interest paid over the loan life
  • Example Calculation

    A $500,000 loan at 7% interest, 10-year IO period, 30-year total term.

    1. 01Monthly rate: 7% / 12 = 0.5833%
    2. 02IO payment: $500,000 x 0.005833 = $2,916.67/month
    3. 03IO period interest: $2,916.67 x 120 = $350,000
    4. 04Amortizing period: 20 years = 240 months
    5. 05Amortizing payment: $500,000 over 240 months at 7% = $3,876.83/month
    6. 06Payment shock: $3,876.83 - $2,916.67 = $960.16 increase
    7. 07Amortizing period interest: $3,876.83 x 240 - $500,000 = $430,439
    8. 08Total interest: $350,000 + $430,439 = $780,439

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