Reverse mortgage is a new kind of loan against your home that you need not pay back as long as you live in that house. With reverse mortgage you can mortgage the value of your home in cash without repaying the loan every month and as well as without moving out of the house, and this cash can be repaid in several ways like you can pay at one stretch in single lump sum of amount, or in regular cash advance monthly, or in credit line account that is you can decide how much available cash can be paid or combinations of any of these methods.
No matter how you pay back this loan, as you do not need to pay back anything until your death or sell your home or move out of your house permanently. For the eligibility of reverse mortgage you should have own your home and your age should be 62 years or older.
For other kind of loans the lender check your income documents for the verification of your repayment status monthly, but in reverse mortgage there is no need of repayment of loan monthly, so you need not require any income proof, even if you have no source of income but still you are eligible of reverse mortgage.
With other kind of mortgages you may lose you home...