QUOTE(samkps @ Feb 26 2014, 01:16 PM)
May I know are you taking the flexi loan? If so, why not just dump in your excess money (installment in this case) into the current account to save interest? No point to start the monthly payment so soon nia. The bank will still charge you interest on the amount money that they have paid to the developer, if start the installment so early, your loan tenure will be shorter woh...

Flexi loan, every single ringgit you dump in also help to reduce your principle woh...

Yup! It is a semi-flexi loan...Correct me if I'm wrong..
Option 1,
If I commencing my mthly instalment during the progressive release/disbursement, interest charged on me are solely based on the loan release amount at that time.
For example only;
Loan amount : RM 300k
Instalment : RM 1600
Disbursed : RM 60k / 1st disbursement
Interest rate: 4% pa
Interest is charged based on the release amount, as above RM 60k only. Which means I'm required to pay:-
[(amount disbursed x interest rate)/365 x (days of the month)]
=[(RM 60k x 4%)/365 x 31]
=RM 203.84
So I'm required to make the payment of interest RM 203.84 a month.
If I opt to start instalment during the progressive release, RM 203.84 from RM 1600 will goes to interest, and the balance will go to the principal reduction. By doing this, my balance principal will be lesser when banker complete releasing the RM300k to developer.
OR, for Option 2,
I make the payment of interest RM203.84 a month based on the loan release amount. Any additional cash that I have I will dump into my account to save interest. By doing this, my balance principal will be lesser when I start to serve my mthly instalment. The question is, am I allowed to dump cash into my account during the construction period to reduce my principal? If yes, doesn't option 1 and 2 are similar in term of reducing the principal? However, I c d benefit of option 2 is I can withdraw money from my account in case of any emergency and I can choose how much money I want to dump into the account instead of fixed amount of mthly instalment.
Thanks tk and tkj for any advice!