There is no 'catch' as such. A reverse mortgage is a loan in which a lender pays you while you continue to live in your home. The payments can be made monthly, or in a lump sum, or in the form of a line of credit. read more
There is really no “catch” to a reverse mortgage, you are taking the equity you have in your existing home, and “reversing” it. So instead of you paying the bank, as with a forward mortgage. The bank is paying the mortgage payment with your equity. read more
A reverse mortgage is a loan against your home that you do not have to pay back for as long as you live there. It can be paid to you all at once, as a regular monthly advance, or at times and in amounts that you choose. read more
Single-Purpose Reverse Mortgages – With a single-purpose reverse mortgage, the lender restricts how you can use the money from a reverse mortgage. For example, a single-purpose reverse mortgage may only be used to pay off property taxes or to make home repairs. read more