How You Can Protect Yourself Financially on a Home Mortgage Loan
Many years ago, when looking for a home mortgage, it wasn’t a difficult task. You found the home that you liked, your realtor sent you into the bank or savings and loan association that they used, and you completed the application.
A few weeks later, the lender contacted you saying you were approved and quoted you their loan terms. This too was rather cut and dry – loan amount, interest rate, monthly payment, and the number of years. A settlement was done about a month later, and that was it.
Fast forward many years to today’s market. Wow, what a change. Instead of a small number of mortgage lenders, now there are thousands – some good and some not so good. Some of the terminology used today almost requires the borrower to be a finance person or one having a legal background.
When shopping for a home mortgage today, you must protect View full post…
If you were to ask the question, what is a reverse mortgage, to the average citizen, you would hear a number of different answers, many of them incorrect. The reverse mortgage program was initially designed to assist senior citizens who primarily were “house rich and cash poor”.
Reverse mortgages are legal instruments designed for homeowners 62 years of age and older, that will allow them to borrow money against their home and not pay it pack until they move, sell the home, or die. From day one, this program has had problems, due partly to borrower ignorance, as well as some aggressive and shady promoters.
