Most people who buy a home take out a mortgage loan for an average of 25 to 30 years. Longer or shorter terms may be available, depending on the applicant’s financial factors. This average loan period represents approximately one-third of a person’s lifetime, which is a long time to make monthly payments on personal property. However, many loans are available without a prepayment penalty clause, which means that home mortgages Windsor can usually be paid off early if the buyer is able to do so. While the typical monthly house payment is often large enough to preclude additional payments for a regular household, there are ways to pay additional amounts on the mortgage to pay off the loan faster, potentially saving thousands of dollars in interest overall and freeing up the monthly budget from a sizable house payment that can then be spent on other things.