1.    Seniors can use this product to help their kids with a down payment to purchase a new home.

2.    With the proceeds from a Reverse Mortgage senior homeowners can help children afford house payments by extinguishing their debts.

3.    Seniors can use this program to buy a home more suitable to their changing needs or even buy a vacation home.

4.    Professionalism – it’s an easy solution for a senior who doesn’t qualify to sell and downsize. At the same time, it creates trust and builds a future listing while expanding your referral base; all by helping seniors do what’s best for them.

5.    Reverse Mortgages can help homeowners afford home improvements that will increase a home’s value when you prepare to list the property.

6.    The money helps seniors maintain pride of ownership and obtain the highest value in the future.

7.    It offers a new marketing opportunity; contact current and past clients making them aware of Reverse Mortgages, how the process works for senior homeowners and what it can do for them and their family.

8.    It’s a financing tool. (Eliminates financing contingencies)

9.    The Reverse Mortgage gives more purchasing options to your senior clients – Baby Boomers will begin to qualify in 2008.

10.  In today’s market, it’s something positive to talk about!

Greg Plum is a reverse mortgage specialist with over 10 years’ mortgage experience.  Academy Mortgage has been assisting seniors with their reverse mortgage needs for 18 years.  For more information, contact Greg at gplum@academyloans.com or 1-877-240-7020.