Table of Contents
About the Author.
Acknowledgments.
Preface.
Introduction.
Chapter 1. Who Are Those Guys?
The Scope of the Reverse Mortgage Market.
Chapter 2. How Much Can I Borrow....and What Will it Cost?
Reverse Mortgage Amounts Tied to Age, Location, Home Value.
Chapter 3. What's on the Menu?
Picking the Right Reverse Mortgage Program.
Chapter 4. The Many Uses of Reverse Mortgage Funds.
Solving the Needs and Wants of Real People in Real Situations.
Chapter 5. Paving the Main Reverse Road.
HUD Has Provided Terrific Testing Grounds.
Chapter 6. Taking an Alternative Route.
Homeowners Who Can't....or Simply Don't Want To.
Chapter 7. Aging in Place and Funding Health Care.
The Prime Target for Reverse Mortgage Money.
Chapter 8. Reverse Mortgage Cash for Modification.
The Changes That Will Allow All Ages to Stay at Home.
Chapter 9. Early Black Eyes: Scanning the History of the Reverse.
Like ARMs, Industry Took its Lumps.
Epilogue: Going Forward in Reverse.
Recommended Readings.
Appendix A: Sample Amortization Schedules and Constant Maturity Indexes.
Appendix B: Reverse Mortgage Lenders, Helpful Forms, and Resources.
Index.