A reverse mortgage loan is one where the lender either pays you a lump sum at one time, makes regular monthly payments, extends a line of credit or a combination of these three. You will continue to own your home while making sure you pay property taxes, operating expenses and maintenance.
Since you are making no mortgage payments on the loan, the balance will increase each month and the interest will be applied to it. The total debt becomes the responsibility of your heirs in the event of your death and is usually accomplished through selling or refinancing the house. When it comes to reverse mortgage payments there are a number of pros and cons.
Line Of Credit
This type of mortgage allows you to access the funds at your discretion. These mortgage payments are good because they are flexible since you can access the funds whenever you may need them. They are also good because of their potential growth feature, the unused balance grows. This means you mortgage loan will take into consideration the appreciation value of your home.
The extra income from these loans can help supplement your retirement income. However, the drawbacks to this loan include the fact that you can easily exhaust the funds and it can be difficult to access your funds. You have to go through several official documents and meetings to gain access to your funds.
Term Loans
When it comes to term loans you receive fixed monthly mortgage payments for a specific period of time. These mortgage payments are good since you can instantly and automatically transfer funds to your bank account so that it is available to meet your finance or emergency needs. These large monthly advances can help you in planning out any regular expenses. However, the drawbacks to these mortgage payments is that you only have a fixed amount of funds that you receive each month and you have to request a payment plan change if you need additional funds.
Tenure Loans
These types of loans have mortgage payments that a fixed and paid each month for as long as you live in your home. These mortgage payments are worth it since the advances will continue for as long as you live in your home even if the amount exceeds the total value of your home and if this happens you won't owe more than what your home is worth. In addition there is no money worry with these mortgage payments. For as long as you live you can keep receiving payments. If your spouse lives longer they will continue receiving payments. Even if you outlive the equity you won't have to sell your home and the income is tax-free. However, the amount is fixed each month and you need to request a payment plan change if you are going to need additional funds.
