Reverse Mortgages were created with the purpose of giving retired Senior Citizens, age 62 or older, a steady income. The senior citizen must also live in his/her home. This income is derived from the equity of the home by a lender. The lender is not reimbursed until the time the home is sold. One caution about reverse mortgages is that the APR on reverse mortgages is usually higher than that of a traditional mortgage. There are three types of reverse mortgages.
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