Purchasing a home is a dream for many, but it is a costly affair, and one depends on loans from banks or housing financing companies to buy a home. Home loans are most likely large amount. Specially in Tier-1 cities; they can exceed the Rs 1 crore mark. When you take a large home loan for a long period of time, you end up paying more in interest than the principal amount. E.g., if you take a Rs 1 crore loan at an 8.50 per cent annual interest rate for 20 years, your interest in those years will be over Rs 1.083 crore, or Rs 8.23 lakh more than your principal amount. But what if you make an investment simultaneously with your home loan repayment, and that investment helps you repay your home loan years earlier than the original loan duration, and also saves you a great deal of money?

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Not only may such an option may lighten your burden of debt, but it can also ease your psychological pressure.

But how is it possible?

It can be done by making a monthly SIP worth one-fourths of your equated monthly installment (EMI) of your home.

Even if you get a 12 per cent annual return on your SIP investments, you can accumulate an amount that can help you repay your 20-year loan in just 11 years and six months.

Not only that, you can also save Rs 52.50 by repaying your home loan in that duration.

Here's how you can plan it out, as per Finnovate.

Here’s a breakdown of the figures:
    1. Home Loan Details:

        ◦ Loan Amount: Rs 1 crore
        ◦ Interest Rate: 8.50%
        ◦ Tenure: 20 years (240 months)
        ◦ Monthly EMI: Rs 86,000
    

2. SIP Strategy:

        ◦ SIP Amount: 25% of EMI = Rs 21,500 per month
        ◦ Investment Period: 20 years
        ◦ Expected Return: 12% annually

With this strategy, let’s analyse how the SIP investment aids in accelerating the loan repayment:

Month

Opening balance

EMI

Interest

Principal paid

Closing balance

SIP

1

1,00,00,000

86,782

70,833

15,949

99,84,051

21,500

2

99,84,051

86,782

70,720

16,062

99,67,989

43,215

3

99,67,989

86,782

70,607

16,176

99,51,813

65,147

4

99,51,813

86,782

70,492

16,290

99,35,523

87,299

5

99,35,523

86,782

70,377

16,406

99,19,117

1,09,672

6

99,19,117

86,782

70,260

16,522

99,02,595

1,32,268

7

99,02,595

86,782

70,143

16,639

98,85,956

1,55,091

8

98,85,956

86,782

70,026

16,757

98,69,200

1,78,142

9

98,69,200

86,782

69,907

16,875

98,52,324

2,01,423

10

98,52,324

86,782

69,787

16,995

98,35,329

2,24,938

11

98,35,329

86,782

69,667

17,115

98,18,214

2,48,687

12

98,18,214

86,782

69,546

17,237

98,00,977

2,72,674

13

98,00,977

86,782

69,424

17,359

97,83,618

2,96,901

14

97,83,618

86,782

69,301

17,482

97,66,137

3,21,370

15

97,66,137

86,782

69,177

17,606

97,48,531

3,46,083

16

97,48,531

86,782

69,052

17,730

97,30,801

3,71,044

17

97,30,801

86,782

68,927

17,856

97,12,945

3,96,255

18

97,12,945

86,782

68,800

17,982

96,94,963

4,21,717

19

96,94,963

86,782

68,673

18,110

96,76,853

4,47,434

20

96,76,853

86,782

68,544

18,238

96,58,615

4,73,409

21

96,58,615

86,782

68,415

18,367

96,40,248

4,99,643

22

96,40,248

86,782

68,285

18,497

96,21,751

5,26,139

23

96,21,751

86,782

68,154

18,628

96,03,123

5,52,900

24

96,03,123

86,782

68,022

18,760

95,84,362

5,79,929

25

95,84,362

86,782

67,889

18,893

95,65,469

6,07,229

26

95,65,469

86,782

67,755

19,027

95,46,442

6,34,801

27

95,46,442

86,782

67,621

19,162

95,27,281

6,62,649

28

95,27,281

86,782

67,485

19,297

95,07,983

6,90,776

29

95,07,983

86,782

67,348

19,434

94,88,549

7,19,183

30

94,88,549

86,782

67,211

19,572

94,68,977

7,47,875

31

94,68,977

86,782

67,072

19,710

94,49,267

7,76,854

32

94,49,267

86,782

66,932

19,850

94,29,417

8,06,122

33

94,29,417

86,782

66,792

19,991

94,09,426

8,35,684

34

94,09,426

86,782

66,650

20,132

93,89,294

8,65,541

35

93,89,294

86,782

66,507

20,275

93,69,019

8,95,696

36

93,69,019

86,782

66,364

20,418

93,48,601

9,26,153

37

93,48,601

86,782

66,219

20,563

93,28,038

9,56,914

38

93,28,038

86,782

66,074

20,709

93,07,329

9,87,984

39

93,07,329

86,782

65,927

20,855

92,86,474

10,19,363

40

92,86,474

86,782

65,779

21,003

92,65,471

10,51,057

41

92,65,471

86,782

65,630

21,152

92,44,319

10,83,068

42

92,44,319

86,782

65,481

21,302

92,23,017

11,15,398

43

92,23,017

86,782

65,330

21,453

92,01,564

11,48,052

44

92,01,564

86,782

65,178

21,605

91,79,960

11,81,033

45

91,79,960

86,782

65,025

21,758

91,58,202

12,14,343

46

91,58,202

86,782

64,871

21,912

91,36,290

12,47,987

47

91,36,290

86,782

64,715

22,067

91,14,223

12,81,966

48

91,14,223

86,782

64,559

22,223

90,92,000

13,16,286

49

90,92,000

86,782

64,402

22,381

90,69,620

13,50,949

50

90,69,620

86,782

64,243

22,539

90,47,080

13,85,958

51

90,47,080

86,782

64,083

22,699

90,24,381

14,21,318

52

90,24,381

86,782

63,923

22,860

90,01,522

14,57,031

53

90,01,522

86,782

63,761

23,022

89,78,500

14,93,101

54

89,78,500

86,782

63,598

23,185

89,55,316

15,29,533

55

89,55,316

86,782

63,433

23,349

89,31,967

15,66,328

56

89,31,967

86,782

63,268

23,514

89,08,453

16,03,491

57

89,08,453

86,782

63,102

23,681

88,84,772

16,41,026

58

88,84,772

86,782

62,934

23,849

88,60,923

16,78,936

59

88,60,923

86,782

62,765

24,017

88,36,906

17,17,226

60

88,36,906

86,782

62,595

24,188

88,12,718

17,55,898

61

88,12,718

86,782

62,423

24,359

87,88,359

17,94,957

62

87,88,359

86,782

62,251

24,531

87,63,828

18,34,406

63

87,63,828

86,782

62,077

24,705

87,39,123

18,74,251

64

87,39,123

86,782

61,902

24,880

87,14,243

19,14,493

65

87,14,243

86,782

61,726

25,056

86,89,186

19,55,138

66

86,89,186

86,782

61,548

25,234

86,63,952

19,96,189

67

86,63,952

86,782

61,370

25,413

86,38,540

20,37,651

68

86,38,540

86,782

61,190

25,593

86,12,947

20,79,528

69

86,12,947

86,782

61,008

25,774

85,87,173

21,21,823

70

85,87,173

86,782

60,826

25,957

85,61,216

21,64,541

71

85,61,216

86,782

60,642

26,140

85,35,076

22,07,687

72

85,35,076

86,782

60,457

26,326

85,08,750

22,51,264

73

85,08,750

86,782

60,270

26,512

84,82,238

22,95,276

74

84,82,238

86,782

60,083

26,700

84,55,539

23,39,729

75

84,55,539

86,782

59,893

26,889

84,28,650

23,84,626

76

84,28,650

86,782

59,703

27,079

84,01,570

24,29,972

77

84,01,570

86,782

59,511

27,271

83,74,299

24,75,772

78

83,74,299

86,782

59,318

27,464

83,46,835

25,22,030

79

83,46,835

86,782

59,123

27,659

83,19,176

25,68,750

80

83,19,176

86,782

58,927

27,855

82,91,321

26,15,938

81

82,91,321

86,782

58,730

28,052

82,63,269

26,63,597

82

82,63,269

86,782

58,531

28,251

82,35,018

27,11,733

83

82,35,018

86,782

58,331

28,451

82,06,567

27,60,350

84

82,06,567

86,782

58,130

28,652

81,77,915

28,09,454

85

81,77,915

86,782

57,927

28,855

81,49,059

28,59,048

86

81,49,059

86,782

57,723

29,060

81,19,999

29,09,139

87

81,19,999

86,782

57,517

29,266

80,90,734

29,59,730

88

80,90,734

86,782

57,309

29,473

80,61,261

30,10,828

89

80,61,261

86,782

57,101

29,682

80,31,579

30,62,436

90

80,31,579

86,782

56,890

29,892

80,01,687

31,14,560

91

80,01,687

86,782

56,679

30,104

79,71,583

31,67,206

92

79,71,583

86,782

56,465

30,317

79,41,266

32,20,378

93

79,41,266

86,782

56,251

30,532

79,10,735

32,74,082

94

79,10,735

86,782

56,034

30,748

78,79,987

33,28,323

95

78,79,987

86,782

55,817

30,966

78,49,021

33,83,106

96

78,49,021

86,782

55,597

31,185

78,17,836

34,38,437

97

78,17,836

86,782

55,376

31,406

77,86,430

34,94,321

98

77,86,430

86,782

55,154

31,628

77,54,802

35,50,764

99

77,54,802

86,782

54,930

31,852

77,22,949

36,07,772

100

77,22,949

86,782

54,704

32,078

76,90,871

36,65,350

101

76,90,871

86,782

54,477

32,305

76,58,566

37,23,503

102

76,58,566

86,782

54,248

32,534

76,26,032

37,82,238

103

76,26,032

86,782

54,018

32,765

75,93,267

38,41,561

104

75,93,267

86,782

53,786

32,997

75,60,270

39,01,476

105

75,60,270

86,782

53,552

33,230

75,27,040

39,61,991

106

75,27,040

86,782

53,317

33,466

74,93,574

40,23,111

107

74,93,574

86,782

53,079

33,703

74,59,871

40,84,842

108

74,59,871

86,782

52,841

33,942

74,25,930

41,47,190

109

74,25,930

86,782

52,600

34,182

73,91,748

42,10,162

110

73,91,748

86,782

52,358

34,424

73,57,324

42,73,764

111

73,57,324

86,782

52,114

34,668

73,22,656

43,38,002

112

73,22,656

86,782

51,869

34,914

72,87,742

44,02,882

113

72,87,742

86,782

51,622

35,161

72,52,581

44,68,410

114

72,52,581

86,782

51,372

35,410

72,17,171

45,34,595

115

72,17,171

86,782

51,122

35,661

71,81,511

46,01,441

116

71,81,511

86,782

50,869

35,913

71,45,597

46,68,955

117

71,45,597

86,782

50,615

36,168

71,09,430

47,37,144

118

71,09,430

86,782

50,358

36,424

70,73,006

48,06,016

119

70,73,006

86,782

50,100

36,682

70,36,324

48,75,576

120

70,36,324

86,782

49,841

36,942

69,99,382

49,45,832

121

69,99,382

86,782

49,579

37,203

69,62,179

50,16,790

122

69,62,179

86,782

49,315

37,467

69,24,712

50,88,458

123

69,24,712

86,782

49,050

37,732

68,86,980

51,60,843

124

68,86,980

86,782

48,783

38,000

68,48,980

52,33,951

125

68,48,980

86,782

48,514

38,269

68,10,711

53,07,791

126

68,10,711

86,782

48,243

38,540

67,72,172

53,82,368

127

67,72,172

86,782

47,970

38,813

67,33,359

54,57,692

128

67,33,359

86,782

47,695

39,088

66,94,271

55,33,769

129

66,94,271

86,782

47,418

39,365

66,54,907

56,10,607

130

66,54,907

86,782

47,139

39,643

66,15,263

56,88,213

131

66,15,263

86,782

46,858

39,924

65,75,339

57,66,595

132

65,75,339

86,782

46,575

40,207

65,35,132

58,45,761

133

65,35,132

86,782

46,291

40,492

64,94,640

59,25,719

134

64,94,640

86,782

46,004

40,779

64,53,862

60,06,476

135

64,53,862

86,782

45,715

41,067

64,12,794

60,88,040

136

64,12,794

86,782

45,424

41,358

63,71,436

61,70,421

137

63,71,436

86,782

45,131

41,651

63,29,784

62,53,625

138

63,29,784

86,782

44,836

41,946

62,87,838

63,37,661

Chart Courtesy: Finnovate

Nehal Mota, Co-Founder & CEO, Finnovate, said: "Here's the magic: by diligently paying your EMI and simultaneously investing in SIP, you'll reach a point where your SIP returns can cover your remaining loan amount. In simpler terms, your investments will grow to a size where they can clear your loan balance, making you debt-free much earlier than the original loan tenure.
"In this scenario, a loan that would typically take 240 months (20 years) to close could potentially be paid off in just 138 months (a little over 11 years)!" 

How will you save over Rs 59 lakh

◦ So, you see that after repaying your loan for 138 months and investing in SIPs for the same duration, you will have a surplus of Rs 49,823.

◦ SIP corpus (63,37,661)- Total balance Rs (62,87,838)= Rs 49,823

◦ On the other hand, in a 20-year loan, your repayment amount, including interest and principal, would have been Rs 2,08,27,758.

◦ But since you are repaying the loan in 11 years and six months (138 months, your total repayment amount will be = EMI amountX138= Rs 86,782X138= Rs 1,19,75,916   

Investment in SIP= SIP amountX138= Rs 21,500X138= Rs 29,67,000 

Total amount you paid in repayment and SIP= Rs 1,19,75,916+29,67,000= 1,49,42,916   

Total amount you will save on home loan= Rs 2,08,27,758-Rs 1,49,42,916= Rs 58,84,842

So, on a Rs 1 crore home loan, you will save nearly Rs 58.85 lakh if you make an SIP of Rs 21,500 for 138 months.