Is Buying Parents house out of a Reverse Mortgage Considered a Transfer for Medicaid Eligibility Purposes? I have seen too many times where parents put their house into the kids name to try to avoid a 5-7 year look back. I found an article on a new spin that I thought i would share with you.…

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Financial Columnist Changes Mind on Reverse Mortgages A financial columnist this week detailed the ways in which his opinion has evolved on reverse mortgages, moving from mild distrust to solid acceptance in certain scenarios. Writing for the San Antonio Express-News, columnist Michael Taylor noted that before digging into the products in response to a reader…

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Are Reverse Mortgages Unduly Risky? We are seeing more and more financial planners in Alabama accept Reverse Mortgage help a senior have a better lifestyle. My clients now are usually millionaires. One financial planner told me that FINRA said years ago they approve and I have a fiduciary duty to tell my clients about everything…

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Million in Retirement Savings Can Disappear in 11 Years I bring these articles to my blog to hep people understand that a Reverse Mortgage is not a last resort product buy any means. Now economists are trying to find ways to help people make it in to their golden years and even be able to…

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Very Intellectual Client I received a call one day from a financial planner that he and his client were interviewing Reverse Mortgage experts for her Reverse Mortgage. I arrived and noticed a business card from the only person in the state that I consider as knowledgeable as myself. At that point I felt sunk, proceeded…

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Most financial advisors are uninformed and misinformed when it comes to the importance of reverse mortgages, and it’s time for this to change.  The Funding Longevity Task Force wants YOU… to know about reverse mortgages. Financial Planners and Elder Care attorneys are recommending Reverse Mortgages now because people are living longer. The 401k came out…

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Expert Calls for Lower Costs on Reverse Mortgages Used in Retirement Plans Now that today’s Reverse Mortgage is so much safer than before, financial planners are recommending them as a safety net or as a long term care substitute. A leading expert on reverse mortgages called on the Department of Housing and Urban Development to…

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Originating Reverse Mortgages is often a heart wrenching reality. I think back on the people that I have helped over the years in my Reverse Mortgage experience. Some of the people stand out to me more than others for various reasons. I was just remembering a lovely lady that really made me cry when she…

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Lifestyle Senior Mortgages There exists a propensity to look at reverse mortgages as only necessary for indebted seniors, but they are also a great way for savvy, well-heeled seniors to buoy their investment portfolios. “The one thing I disagree with is it’s not only a mortgage designed for people to pay off debt,” said Darlene…

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Curbing HUD losses on HECM reverse mortgages: Further thoughts by The Mortgage Professor: Facebook TwiEmPriSIn a previous column, I noted that large losses on HECM reverse mortgages could be attributed to adverse selection. The program attracts too many borrowers in desperate financial condition and too few borrowers with options. I argued that HUD, instead of…

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