Evening. I spoke again with my financer today. For the first module from DSL Bank, the conditions have changed slightly. However, he also worked out a second option for me. I will compare both here and would like to know from you afterwards whether my thoughts and conclusions are correct:
1.
[*]€384,000 from DSL Bank, 1.44% effective interest, 20 years fixed interest period, 1.965% initial repayment, €1,083 per month, 38 years theoretical duration, remaining debt after 20 years: €209,600
2.
[*]€384,000 from DSL Bank, 1.19% effective interest, 17 years fixed interest period, 2.205% initial repayment, €1,080 per month, 36 years theoretical duration, remaining debt after 17 years: €224,800
I then looked at two scenarios.
First: I have a remaining debt difference of €15,000. With Plan 2, I can easily repay this within 3 years. According to the repayment plan, I actually repay €33,000 in that period—if I continue calculating with 1.19% interest.
Second: Using my repayment Excel, I calculated how high interest rates could rise for the follow-up financing after 17 years so that I can still repay more than €15,000 with the same loan rate. I arrived at 3.75%.
Of course, you cannot look into a crystal ball and predict what interest rates will be in 17 years, but I continue to expect low to moderate interest rates in the long term.
What do you think? I am leaning strongly towards Plan No. 2.