If you dont know what a reverse mortgage is, or if you qualify, please read our other articles first before proceeding.

Reasons to get a reverse mortgage:

You cant keep up with your high medical bills.

Your company let you go before you were eligible for the pension plan.

Your children are financially sound, but you dont have enough money left after paying the bills to do anything fun or buy anything thats not a necessity.

These are your golden years and you would like to travel and travel well and often, not a few budget trips.

Your house is in desperate need of repair, but you dont want the additional monthly bill of a home equity loan or line of credit.

Social Security isnt enough to pay your bills with.

You lost a lot of money in the stock market and your savings are pretty small.

Your children could use major financial help and your savings arent that big.

You have no children to leave your house to and your nieces and nephews are well taken care of.

You or your spouse didnt have a life insurance policy and now youre on your own and in trouble financially.

You retired early or had to retire for various reasons, but you dont yet quality for Social Security or want to wait a few years to get a larger monthly payment.

Whatever the reason is for wanting a reverse mortgage, be sure to read our article on advantages and disadvantages of reverse mortgages so youll be better informed.