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Saving, Managing Debt, and Budgeting

Home Equity

What is an alternative strategy to using or obtaining a reverse mortgage?

Many retirees choose to downsize their lives and sell their principal residence in order to monetize their home equity, and subsequently pay cash using this equity to purchase a smaller home. This strategy contributes more to sustaining your wealth than pulling equity from the house in the form of a home equity or reverse mortgage.