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Stanley34
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| we took a reverse mortgage and our home was appraised at about $109,000. We had a line of credit for $60,000. There is about $1500 left in the line of credit. We badly need a new roof and $1500 will not cover it. Can we get anymore on our reverse mortgage? |
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savior70

Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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Hi
I don't think it would be possible for you to get anymore on the reverse mortgage. But you can surely talk with the lender regarding this and see whether they can help you with this in any way. |
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raymond
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Joined: 03 Jul 2009
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>>What happens to the house after the borrower dies ?
Somebody will inherit the house, usually the children. If they want to keep the house, they'll need to pay back the Reverse Mortgage lender. If they don't want to keep it, they'll let the Lender foreclose on it.
If they want to keep it, they have 3 choices:
1. Refinance the Reverse Mortgage with a Forward Mortgage.
2. Refinance the Reverse Mortgage with another Reverse Mortgage
3. Pay the Reverse Mortgage lender with cash
A lot of my clients get a life insurance policy when they get their Reverse Mortgage, to enable the heirs to pay back the Reverse Mortgage lender without having to refinance the property.
There is no real defined timeframe to pay back the lender, but they'd like it to happen as soon as possible. The lender understands the heirs need time to make a decision, and if they're going to sell the house, that takes time too. As long as the heirs are reasonable, the lender will be reasonable too.
A girlfriends Dad passed and he had a Reverse Mortgage, and her sister was managing the Estate and she shouldn't have been in charge because she was really disorganized. After 12 months the Lender told her they would start foreclosure proceedings if she didn't get serious and aggressive about selling the house. _________________ Raymond
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raymond
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>>Can we get anymore on our reverse mortgage?
Anybody can refinance their existing Reverse Mortgage with another Reverse Mortgage, and pull out additional cash. However, the refinance works exactly like a traditional refinance and only makes sense if the home has increased in value. _________________ Raymond
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raymond
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>>I've been living with my father in law for 8-9 years. He took out a reverse mortgage and recently was sent to jail. What happen to the house and how could I gain owneship?
The loan will become due and payable after he completes his 12th month in jail. You can purchase it from him, pay off the Reverse Mortgage and keep the house. _________________ Raymond
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sharon
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Post subject: Does the heir have to use life ins. $ to pay back the loan? |
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| My mother-in-law is considering getting a reverse mortgage. She doesn't bring in enough money per month to make it and needs a new car (her's is 20 Years old). She has a life insurance policy. My husband and I are not concerned with keeping the house after her death. We want her to live comfortably without any worry, but don't want the financial burden of paying the house off. Can we just let the lender take possession of the house at that time, or will we have to apply her life insurance money toward the house? |
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savior70

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Hi,
Your mother-in-law does not need to make any monthly payments for the reverse mortgage. She'll not be required to pay it off, unless she vacates the property or sells it to someone else. After her death the mortgage company will take over the possession of the property and sell it off to recover the loan amount. So, you'll not have to bear the burden of repaying the mortgage. |
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brownwalter09

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| Reverse Mortgages are very safe. You own your home. The Deed stays in your name and in YOUR possession. FHA guarantee the payments that are made to you. They also guarantee you can stay in your home as long as you like, and you will never owe more than your house is worth. |
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