If, however, you think getting a mortgage is off the table, then consider one of two other options:
pay for the house outright using saved cash, or get a line of equity and use that to purchase the property.
Not exact matches
If you
pay outright for your home you won't have any
housing costs at all beyond some maintenance and upkeep.
You also have to ask yourself if you're prepared to run the risk that a crash in real estate prices could leave you with a depreciated
house that you own
outright and can't sell
for anything close to the price you
paid.
At this point of time in their retirement years, most retirees have already
paid off the mortgage
for their other home as they now own the
house outright.