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Senior buyers - Did you know this

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This is a new trend for senior buyers.  When I say senior buyers I mean buyers over 62 years old.  Not many seniors and buyers know about this, but it has many advantages for seniors who are looking for cash flow.

The trend for some seniors that want to upgrade their home, preserve cash, and have no mortgage payment is to buy a home with a reverse mortgage.   Probably the biggest downside of the reverse mortgage purchase program is that the buyer has to have 50% of the purchase price.  But let's say a Northville home owner just sold their $300,000 colonial home and has walked away with $200,0000 after paying off the mortgage.  They have been looking at condos and ranch homes for $200,000 but there is not much out there that is nice in that price range in Northville.  So what do you do.  You can't take walking up the stairs anymore.

You get a buy a home with a reverse mortgage.  With that $200,000 down payment you have the ability to buy a condo up to $400,000.  That opens up a wide variety of Northville homes and condos to look at.  The bonus is also that you will never have a house payment again.  All you have to make is the taxes, insurance, and home owner's association payments.  You will be mortgage free.

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There are a lot of benefits of buying a Northville home with a reverse mortgage.  There are a lot of fallacies about reverse mortgages too.  Did you know that a reverse mortgage is a FHA/HUD loan?  Give Ken Krajewski a call on his cell (248) 635-4866 to ask questions or schedule a sit down meeting.  I believe it is a great program for seniors that want to preserve cash flow and yet live in a nice home.  Who wants a mortgage when they have retired.  It even works if you live in an existing home.  Give Ken a call.  It may or may not be the best route, but explore your options of your best financial move. 

Or you could even buy a Waterfront properties for sale Oakland County Michigan with a reverse mortgage if you love the water.  You have worked hard your whole life it's now time to enjoy all the years you have left.

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