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ABOUT THE FHA HECM REVERSE MORTGAGE
Video-Introduction To Reverse Mortgages
The FHA reverse mortgage is a powerful retirement tool. If you are 62 years or older, and if your mortgage is less than half of the home’s value, you can take out an FHA mortgage that has no mandatory payments. The spouse younger than 62 is protected.
Where can I read more about FHA reverse mortgages?
Where to look for more information about the FHA reverse mortgage.
Does the FHA reverse mortgage protect gay couples?
An LGBTQ gay couple can obtain a FHA reverse mortgage and the survivor will inherit the benefits of the reverse mortgage – even if the younger spouse was younger than 62 when the referse mortgage was obtained.
What Credit Score Is Needed To Get An FHA HECM Reverse?
There is no minimum credit score required to qualify for an FHA HECM reverse mortgage. However, the borrower must demonstrate that he or she pays housing obligations on a regular basis.
Is an FHA Reverse Mortgage Expensive?
A HECM reverse mortgage has closing costs that are comparable to standard FHA loans. The only cost that is higher with a HECM is that FHA mortgage insurance is higher. For a home with a $400,000 HECM line of credit, the FHA mortgage insurance might be around $16,000...
Who cannot qualify for a reverse mortgage?
A single borrower cannot qualify for an FHA HECM reverse mortgage if he is not at least 62 years old. A married couple cannot qualify for an FHA HECM reverse mortgage if neither borrower is at least 62 years old. At least one of the borrowers must be at least 62 years...
Who should not get a reverse mortgage?
Who should not get a reverse mortgage?
Are there non-FHA reverse mortgages?
There are non-FHA jumbo reverse mortgages that go up to $4 million, meaning jumbo borrowers can borrow up to around 50% of the value of the home, around $2 million. Borrowers can qualify at age 60 instead of 62. However, the spouse under 60 will not be able to inherit the mortgage.
What if the property really has no equity left for heirs to inherit?
The FHA HECM is a multi-facited financial product. One of its advantages is that it provides that heirs can buy the property from their parents’ estate for 95% of whatever is the appraised value when the last of the parents have died.
How to make sure that your heirs can keep the home when you pass
How to make sure that your heir can keep the home when you pass? Leave the house to multiple relatives who will have enough income to qualify for a refinance.
What if the house does not go up in value?
Sometimes the complaint is that the home has not appreciated in value or has gone down in value. Maybe the borrower has lived so long and drawn so much money that there is no equity left. Maybe it is under water. Maybe the home is located in a depressed area. Even if...
Why do some advisors bad mouth reverse mortgages?
Most reverse mortgage critics do not know about the changes made in 2014, 2019, and 2021. Recall that these changes allow a non-borrowing spouse under age 62 to enjoy the benefits of the HECM as long as she lives and lives in the property. Most criticisms come from...
What If My Home Needs Repairs?
Can you get an FHA HECM reverse mortgage if your home needs work? Yes. One of the aspects of the FHA HECM reverse us that it can be an FHA rehab loan. This works if you are using the FHA HECM to refinance your home or to buy a home.
Is an FHA Reverse Mortgage Better Than A HELOC
The HECM is a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage. One of its many features is that it is a HELOC that you can draw against. Mortgage payments are optional. The interest can accumulate while the value of the property in most places will increase faster than the interest...
Have Reverse Mortgages Been Improved?
Have reverse mortgages been improved? YES Before 2014, if one spouse was under 62, the only way for the primary borrower, age 62 and over, to obtain a reverse mortgage was for the younger spouse to quitclaim off title and have the older spouse obtain the reverse...
Can you use an FHA reverse mortgage to buy a home?
You can use an FHA HECM reverse mortgage to buy a home and only have to pay around 50% down. You will have no mandatory mortgage payments.
About The Reverse Mortgage Attorney
About James Robert Deal, the Reverse Mortgage Attorney.
