Book 6

Tapping Into Your Home’s Value

Contents at a Glance

1. Chapter 1: Making Important Housing Decisions
   1. Analyzing Moving
   2. Tapping Your Home’s Equity: Reverse Mortgages
   3. Looking at Tax Issues Regarding Your Housing Decisions
2. Chapter 2: Reverse Mortgages for Retirement Income
   1. Grasping the Reverse Mortgage Basics
   2. Shopping for a Reverse Mortgage
   3. Deciding Whether You Want a Reverse Mortgage
3. Chapter 3: Deciding to Sell
   1. Figuring Out if You Really Need to Sell
   2. Knowing the Health of Your Housing Market
4. Chapter 4: Exploring the Economics of Selling
   1. Estimating Proceeds of Sale
   2. Assessing the Financial Feasibility of a Move
5. Chapter 5: Determining Your House’s Value
   1. Defining Cost, Price, and Value
   2. Determining Fair Market Value (FMV)
   3. Using a Comparable Market Analysis
   4. Bidding Wars