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A reverse mortgage works like a home equity loan, but the homeowner doesn’t need to pay off the mortgage in monthly bases.  It allows house owners to remain stay in their home however taking the equity out of their house without making any payment to the lender.  Most of the time, they can both take out a lump sum or the lender will make payments to them every month.  As long as the homeowner continues to apply their home as their main residence and they meet all requirements of a reverse mortgage , they don't need to pay the lender returned. How does a reverse loan work for the house owner?  Read the given example. Mike is a 75 years old male. He's the only owner and resident of a house that was recently appraised for $300,000 in Vienna, Virginia. He owns the house outright; because of this he does no longer currently have a mortgage or line of credit of any kind.  According to this information, Mike can get a lump sum price of $172,674 con...

For some people, yes. They have asked pertinent questions like: Do I want to maximize what I can leave to my heirs? Am I going to live in my home deep into my retirement? How much extra income will I need to meet my needs? Can I pay the taxes, insurance and meet all the obligations that come with a reverse mortgage? Unlike all those people who’ve been foreclosed on, do I really know what I’m getting into? If the answers to those questions are sketchy, you should consider a safer financial route like a traditional home equity loan or line of credit. Whatever the decision, seek personalized advice from a financial counselor or debt-management agency. Tom Selleck might say reverse mortgages are not too good to be true. But Magnum P.I. showed that it always pays to investigate

A reverse mortgage is a type of home loan that lets you convert a portion of the equity in your house into cash. With regular mortgages, borrowers make monthly payments to pay down the debt. With reverse mortgages, lenders pay borrowers and the debt increases over time. The loan isn’t settled until the borrower sells their home, moves out or dies. The loan is then repaid or the home is sold to pay off the debt. Owners must pay the property taxes and insurance costs and keep the house in good condition when they agree to a reverse mortgage. If they don’t – and many have fallen into that trap – the lender can foreclose. Most reverse mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing Administration under a program known as the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, or HECM. The first reverse mortgage was written 1961 when Deering Savings & Loan in Portland, Maine, designed one to help a widow stay in her home after her husband’s death. The program really took off in 1988 when Congres...