With a variable - rate reverse mortgage, you get the option of taking
your proceeds as a monthly payment, line of credit, or lump sum.
Not exact matches
You repay the bank
monthly as agreed out of your own savings or checking account, and receive the loan
proceeds once the final
payment is made.
Unlike a traditional mortgage, home equity loan, or home equity line of credit (HELOC), a reverse mortgage allows senior homeowners to access a portion of their equity without ever having to make a
monthly mortgage
payment.3 The loan
proceeds are not taxed
as income, or otherwise, 4 and do not become due until the last borrower or qualifying non-borrowing spouse no longer occupies the home
as their primary residence.3
As the borrower doesn't make
monthly payments, the owed amount gets larger over time, which can be larger than the money from the sale
proceeds of the home to pay back the loan.
Flexible disbursement options — Loan
proceeds can be collected
as a lump sum (fixed - rate only), a line of credit to be drawn upon
as needed2, a
monthly payment for a set period of time or
as long
as you live in the home, or a combination of these options.
Last year 4,343 Texas homeowners tapped into their home equity using a reverse mortgage loan.3 Unlike a traditional mortgage, a reverse mortgage allows senior homeowners to access a portion of their equity without ever having to make a
monthly mortgage
payment.4 The loan
proceeds are not taxed
as income, or otherwise, 5 and do not become due until the last borrower or qualifying non-borrowing spouse no longer occupies the home
as their primary residence.
Payment of loan proceeds — The borrower receives the loan money as a line of credit, monthly installments, a combination of both, as a lump sum, or the payment retires an existing mo
Payment of loan
proceeds — The borrower receives the loan money
as a line of credit,
monthly installments, a combination of both,
as a lump sum, or the
payment retires an existing mo
payment retires an existing mortgage.
Reverse mortgages allow homeowners age 62 and older to convert a portion of their home equity into tax - free loan
proceeds, which they can elect to receive either in a single lump sum
payment,
monthly installments, or through a line of credit that allows funds to be withdrawn
as needed.
If you expect to use the
proceeds of your current home to pay down the future mortgage, you may want to consider a mortgage that has good pre-payment options, such
as 20 % annual pre-
payments,
as well
as the ability to double - up on
monthly payments.
However, many companies also allow you to take the death benefits
as an annuity which means that your beneficiaries can receive the life insurance
proceeds monthly or
as a set
payment every few years or so.
Beneficiaries have the option to receive death benefit
proceeds either in the form of a lump sum, one - time
payment, or
as a continuation of
monthly or annual annuity
payments paid directly to them.
That is because the
proceeds from a life insurance policy can be used for a variety of different things, including the
payment of debt,
as well
as the
payment of ongoing
monthly bills.
You can also specify whether a beneficiary should receive the life insurance
proceeds as a lump sum
payment or in
monthly payments.
Keep in mind that the seller should want a down
payment to keep in case you default, plus gives them an upfront profit on the sale, plus they have the interest spread
as monthly profit (cash flow), and should also want a ballon
payment in 2 - 5 years which would require you to refi at that time or pay off in cash, giving the seller the balance of their
proceeds.
Because of the structure of FHA HECM loans, the borrower can use the
proceeds from the loan
as a line of credit, choose to get
monthly payments instead, or a combination of the two.
Unlike a traditional mortgage, home equity loan, or home equity line of credit (HELOC), a reverse mortgage allows senior homeowners to access a portion of their equity without ever having to make a
monthly mortgage
payment.3 The loan
proceeds are not taxed
as income, or otherwise, 4 and do not become due until the last borrower or qualifying non-borrowing spouse no longer occupies the home
as their primary residence.3