QUOTE(Love^GM @ Jun 9 2022, 01:19 AM)
Guys, I got a question. Let's say I got 100k, house property 700k, semi flexi.
Option 1:
Take 100% loan, then put in 100k to principle, to reduce interest.
Option 2:
Put in 100k, then take 600k loan.
Will both be the same repayment? Or which 1 better? I don't want to pay so much interest for bank.
Repayment depends on how much you borrow and tenure.
In option 1, dumping 100k in will not reduce your monthly payment. It just shortens the tenure.
Disadvantages of taking higher loan, but dumping 100k to offset later:
You probably will be required to take higher mrta coverage
Your legal fees and disbursements will be higher
Your monthly installment is higher (cashflow ok?)
Your DSR is affected
To save interest, you could opt for option 2 and reduce tenure if you can afford higher installments.
Of course if you have investment returns that are higher than loan interest, and you can afford higher monthly installment, Option 1 is good.