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Tom Russell
Loan Officer NMLS# 489545
About Me
Welcome! With over 30 years of real estate finance experience former CFO of Coldwell Banker in Portland Metro and having served on the OR-SW WA Financial Planning Association Board of Directors for 7 years I will help you make a well-informed decision whether a Retirement Mortgage can help you enjoy a better retirement. I understand the pressures of inflation fluctuating markets and mortgage payments can have on a fixed income budget as you prepare for or may be currently experiencing in retirement. I have a passion for serving our senior 62+ community by helping them navigate their retirement cash flow objectives. For qualified seniors a Retirement Mortgage the most common which is the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is a way to turn a portion of the equity in your home into cash without having to make monthly mortgage payments. Of course you are still responsible for taxes insurance and maintenance on your home as any homeowner would be.Benefits No monthly mortgage payments Line of Credit with built-in growth feature on unused fundsIncreased discretionary cash flow You can sell your home at any timeIncrease purchasing power using an HECM to purchase a primary residence Delay Social SecurityBridge the Medicare Gap I also teach continuing education classes on the HECM for Purchase (H4P) product to realtors in Oregon.Please contact me for a no-obligation consultation.
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