http://www.adjustableraterefinance.com/mortgages/reverse-mortgages.html Reverse mortgages are the reward for a lifetime spent contributing to your home investment. With reverse mortgages you can have a stable, virtually endless income just from your house. en-us Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:33:03 EDT Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:33:03 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 Reverse mortgages are a very specific, extremely beneficial form of second mortgages - a way to use your home equity to your absolute financial benefit. Imagine you own your house, no more monthly payments, no more mortgage demands - wouldn't it be great if in exchange for the years you spent contributing to your home, it would contribute back? It can, and it will with reverse mortgages. The power of reverse mortgages You're home is filled with potential financial strengths - a powerhouse just waiting for your call to spring into some form of financial action. With reverse mortgages you get the money from your homes value into your hands, paid to you in monthly installments that cost you nothing but accumulating interest. Your loan amount plus that interest will never be greater than the value of your home at the time of resale - meaning that if home appreciation rates continue to rise you could potentially take out reverse mortgages indefinitely! But there are only a limited number of valid reasons for this course of action: if you are retired and find you cannot make ends meet through savings and social security alone, you can take out reverse mortgages to supplement your income. if you come up against a life-altering financial emergency and you need a steady, dependable flow of cash for a [prolonged period of time, taking out a reverse mortgage will help you make it through to the other side ( wherever that other side may be) You took out mortgages because you wanted to make a strong investment in a home. Aside from reselling your home altogether and taking out home mortgages against your equity, reverse mortgages are the only way to get a return off your investment. Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:33:03 EDT