If you are over 62 and own your home, then you need to consider the reverse mortgage 10 year plan.
What is the 10 year plan?
It is a way to GUARANTEE that the value of your home will appreciate. Its a plan to FINALLY break free from the volatility of the real estate market and give yourself the security of an appreciating asset.
Here is how it works.
When you are over 62, you are entitled to a reverse mortgage. Since you own you home, you have the opportunity of placing a portion of that equity in a line of credit that grows at a rate of 1/2% higher interest than the interest on the loan, compounded daily. The rate today is over 4%.
If you are 62, the amount in the credit line starts at about 55% of the value of your home. (up to the lending limit for your county)
Once you establish a reverse mortgage, you only are charged interest on the loan balance, NOT THE CREDIT LINE BALANCE.
Typically over a 10 year period, that credit line will grow to equal or be greater than your current home value, and it can just continue to grow and grow. There is no limit to how high it grows. If the economy gets worse, and inflation sets in, then the credit line will grow even faster.
You can cash out your credit line ANY TIME.
Stop being a slave to the real estate market. Be angry at those who told you that reverse mortgages were bad two years ago when you could have gotten 15% to 30% more in the credit line because your houses were worth more. Get into a reverse mortgage now and start feeling the freedom from the stress of home values.
Bob Fisher
bob@az62.com
714-331-1486