You have options to pay off your mortgage faster even with a 30-year mortgage. You can choose to make biweekly payments instead of the regular monthly payment, meaning you’ll make one extra full payment over the course of the year. You can also choose to make a larger payment each month. Be sure to ask your lender to apply your extra payments to your principal balance.
One word of caution: Double-check that your mortgage doesn’t have a prepayment penalty before going this route. Most of the time, such a penalty only applies if you pay off your entire mortgage early. But in some cases, you might face a fee if you make small payments toward principal ahead of time.