So, a potential customer calls me the other day and inquires about the reverse mortgage and how much money he can get out of his house assuming it appraises at a certain amount.
I pulled out my supercomputer, punched in the numbers and out popped about $130,000. He said, "let's do it". So, what he wants to do with the money is take all $130,000 and put into his bank account. He'd make draws thereafter for living expenses.
The first thing I did was to, in no uncertain terms, tell him he shouldn't do that. How he uses the reverse mortgage is based upon his needs. His needs are basic. He only wants extra money to add to his current income.
He owns his home outright. All he wants is some supplemental income.
He has four different cash out options to receive money from his reverse mortgage. The one he wanted was probably the worst option for his particular situation.
The 4 options are as follows:
Number one is for the mortgage company to deposit a large glut of money right into the borrower's bank account. The borrower can use this lump sum option to pull out any amount at or less than the mortgage companie's alottment.
Number 2 is for the borrower to receive a monthly payment. The borrower may determine the amount, which may have an end date when the money runs out, or the bank may set a number which lasts in perpetuity.
The third is taking a line of credit. The line of credit allows the borrower to pull money out of of the line of credit any any time. The benefit of the LOC is that interest is that unused money is not accruing interest against the equity of the home while it is still in the line of credit.
Another important point to note about the line of credit is money sitting in the line of credit is accruing interest for the borrower's favor thus increasing borrowing power over time.
Number 4 is to combine our prior 3 plans in some way.
If we look more closely at my prospective borrower we can see that his best choice was a simple line of credit or a monthly stipend rather than the lump sum draw. He didn't need it, so why take that money out only to have all that extra interest accrue against the home's equity.
Different choices exist because we all have unique situations. - 15224
I pulled out my supercomputer, punched in the numbers and out popped about $130,000. He said, "let's do it". So, what he wants to do with the money is take all $130,000 and put into his bank account. He'd make draws thereafter for living expenses.
The first thing I did was to, in no uncertain terms, tell him he shouldn't do that. How he uses the reverse mortgage is based upon his needs. His needs are basic. He only wants extra money to add to his current income.
He owns his home outright. All he wants is some supplemental income.
He has four different cash out options to receive money from his reverse mortgage. The one he wanted was probably the worst option for his particular situation.
The 4 options are as follows:
Number one is for the mortgage company to deposit a large glut of money right into the borrower's bank account. The borrower can use this lump sum option to pull out any amount at or less than the mortgage companie's alottment.
Number 2 is for the borrower to receive a monthly payment. The borrower may determine the amount, which may have an end date when the money runs out, or the bank may set a number which lasts in perpetuity.
The third is taking a line of credit. The line of credit allows the borrower to pull money out of of the line of credit any any time. The benefit of the LOC is that interest is that unused money is not accruing interest against the equity of the home while it is still in the line of credit.
Another important point to note about the line of credit is money sitting in the line of credit is accruing interest for the borrower's favor thus increasing borrowing power over time.
Number 4 is to combine our prior 3 plans in some way.
If we look more closely at my prospective borrower we can see that his best choice was a simple line of credit or a monthly stipend rather than the lump sum draw. He didn't need it, so why take that money out only to have all that extra interest accrue against the home's equity.
Different choices exist because we all have unique situations. - 15224
