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It seems that one of the most popular questions we get is: What happens with my reverse mortgage and my home after death? The reverse mortgage is intended to be the last loan that borrowers will ever need, so this is a question many homeowners and their heirs have on their minds as many of them intend to keep the... Read Full Article
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If you are the heir to a borrower who has a reverse mortgage who has passed, here are the steps we recommend you follow: Time to Payoff Reverse Mortgage Generally you will have up to 6 months to refinance the reverse mortgage into a loan of your own, or up to 12 months to sell. (Each 3 months requires an... Read Full Article
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My MIL and FIL recently entered a reverse mortgage. House in good shape and worth about $150,000. I expect they will take a large distribution up front as well as withdrawal monthly amounts until they hit the max dictated by the lender. The large distribution up front coupled with fees, closing costs, mortgage insurance and interest build up means that... Read Full Article
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Question #1 HOW MUCH INTEREST IS ACCUMULATED ON A $100,000 REVERSE MORTGAGE AT THE END OF 10 YEARS TO PAY BACK.. Question #2 WHAT IF YOUR HOUSE PROPERTY DEVALUES WAY BELOW AMOUNT GIVEN AND YOU HAVE NO WAY TO ECONOMICALLY PAY BACK..EA.HOUSING SLUMP.... Question #3 HOW DOES A REVERSE MORTGAGE WORK FOR MY HEIRS? IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT ONE... Read Full Article
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Today we received a question that came across one of my blog posts "The Pros and Cons of the Reverse Mortgage" This is an excellent question that I'm sure most heirs have when families may be considering the reverse mortgage. "My grandma is 76, retired once but had to start working again to keep up with the property taxes. My... Read Full Article
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A browser Donn H. has sent the following question(s) in the ask experts blog. My mother passed, age 92, She and my stepfather, married 14 years, obtained a reverse mortgage on the house she has owned for 50 years about 6 years ago.. She left my brother and me the house upon her death. My brother is the executor. The... Read Full Article
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My ex-husband just died. There was a reverse mortgage on the house. When we applied for the reverse mortgage, the lender told us to take me off of the deed because I was eleven years younger than him. She told us to wait three months and put me back on the title. We did this. I live in another state.... Read Full Article
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Emery N. has sent the following question(s) in the ask experts blog. I am a 65 year old disabled person. I have been living with and taking care of my mother for 23 years. She took out a line of credit type of reverse mortgage, from Financial Freedom; only in her own name. She passed away a little over 3 months... Read Full Article
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when you move out of your home while having a reverse mortgage do you have a certain amount of time to sell the house or is it due asap? Hello Deborah, The reverse mortgage loan is governed by the terms of your legal documents. In other words, the agreements you made with the lender and with HUD... Read Full Article
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My mother had a reverse mortgage since 2007. Her house at the time was appraised for $510,000. Her credit line was approximately $340,000. To date, she received payments totaling approximately $270,000 with $78,000 remaining available. We received a phone call from an appraiser for the bank a day after her funeral looking to set up an appointment to inspect... Read Full Article