How to Use an Online Home Loan Calculator to Predict Future Finances While Availing a Home Loan?

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When you apply for a home loan, it allows you to buy one of the biggest assets of your life and reap the benefits of homeownership while paying it off over a long period. This, however, also comes with the obligation of Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs). EMIs are made up of the principal and the interest that you monthly repay the lender over the loan tenure. Typically, EMIs make up for a significant portion of your monthly budget given that the home loan amount is usually large. Hence, financial planning and having a clear idea of how you are going to repay your home loan are crucial before you apply for a home loan. A home loan EMI calculator is a helpful tool in such planning as it gives you an estimate of what your EMI will likely be.
How to use a home loan EMI calculator for financial planning?
A home loan eligibility calculator helps to predict and plan for future finances in the following ways:
The bottom line
The three inputs of a home loan EMI calculator – home loan amount, interest rate, and loan tenure – give you the opportunity to try various permutations and combinations to land on a home loan that both, works for your budget and helps you buy your dream house.
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