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October 21, 2006

Do You Qualify For A Reverse Mortgage?

--By Priya Jestin, Staff Writer

Are you into your 60s and own a fairly decent-sized home? If you are in need of money, you can think about using the equity in your home. According to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, the higher federal loan limits have many benefits for older homeowners. With a reverse mortgage, senior homeowners can now tap into a larger portion of the equity in their homes.

If your liquid savings are not too high but you have a house with a lot of equity, then this product helps you better your finances. So, what is a reverse mortgage and how can it benefit the older generation. To get the benefits of this tool, you must fulfill certain requirements. Firstly, you have to be 62 or older for this.

You can take a loan on the house or in other words, you can pull out the equity in your home in the form of a loan. And what’s the best part about this loan? It doesn’t need to be repaid until you either move house, sell it or die. That means you have years ahead of you before you need to think about repaying that loan!

There is just one serious catch to the product. Your loan amount will depend on your age, current interest rate and other loan fees. To get an estimate of how much you might get in a reverse mortgage, check out AARP's "Reverse Mortgage Calculator" at www.rmaarp.com. AARP is an extremely useful and unbiased source of information on reverse mortgages. For more information go to AARP's very useful Web page on this topic.

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I also have a site that educates home owners about home equity loan refianancing. It is great how you are showing people more about what it take to qualify for a mortgage.

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