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Liberty Reverse Mortgage is a direct reverse mortgage lender that specializes in home equity conversion mortgage (HECM), HECM for purchase and reverse mortgage refinancing. Liberty Reverse Mortgage has helped over 75,000 borrowers with their reverse mortgage needs.
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Reviewed July 25, 2017
I had a line of credit before with Chase Bank for 20 years and they’d changed the rules a couple of years ago and took it away. I always like the comfort zone of having it there just in case so when I lost it, I felt naked out there. I retired, sold the business I had in New Orleans and moved to Florida. I am just collecting social security and I got into a book writing project so if this thing hits, then great. I was in the position that I thought I was going to have it done in five months and now I’m a year and a half into it, and I’d better get a little back up in case. It was the impetus that led me to have a reverse mortgage. Liberty Home had some plan or deal like a very low cost closing that attracted me to them compared to other outfits.
I also had a very good, cordial relationship with the fellow from Liberty. I wouldn’t have done it if I hadn’t received the guidance that I got from the guy that I worked with. He was very valuable. In speaking with him the few times that I did and it was some of the questions I had, I started feeling abyss with him that I felt he was legit and I could trust him. It wouldn’t be a one shot call that I got from somebody with an 800 number that was trying to sell me something. I had his cellphone number and a couple of different numbers from him. There was enough said and done that I relaxed and thought that the information he is telling me is good and that he’s honest.
I also checked two or three other places that advertised the reverse mortgage and the line of credit type deal that I was getting with Liberty. A couple of them said they can’t do with my claiming and they’re going to get me somewhere down the road. I even took the initial paperwork I got from Liberty and showed a couple of people that were in the same business and it may just set their heads. I haven’t done anything with it since I’ve got it but it’s there and I’m comfortable with it.
I got my first statement the other day and I was a little concerned about it. I was going to call the guy that I dealt with and ask what’s going on because there was closing cost for whatever reason like a Medicare type fee for $160 that I got billed on my credit card. I called and asked my credit card company and it turned out that it was from the consultation that is required, but I’d given the guy that I dealt with the permission to pay that closing with the loan deal. A couple of months after the closing, I got charged $160 and when I looked it up and researched, I thought, “Oh, okay.” I obviously didn’t do it at closing or they didn’t add it on at closing.”
Then I was also not getting any statements for a couple of months and I thought it was because the property taxes was coming due. They were making a deal of it to make sure that I was paying my property taxes. And I did for the last 30 years on my record and I just can't pay my property taxes. But because it was getting so close to the closing, they went ahead and paid a couple of hundred dollars. I normally do one payment in a year for I got the options to make three or four payments. The next payment, they came off and paid a portion of that and I don't know why they're doing it. It's not due yet and I pay when it's due that's why I pay all of my bills and I had explained that going through the process early on because I had a couple of questions for me about that taxes, investment property and also my residential properties.
I have reasons for everything I do but they went ahead and paid half of the next part of my homeowners taxes that would've been due and I finally got a statement two weeks ago. And then, I got another statement at the mortgage that had already been sold to somebody else. I don't know how all that works but everything's okay.
Reviewed July 25, 2017
I was working for a reverse mortgage and I got a business card from a guy who deals with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. Jim, the one who sold me the package, was very knowledgeable. I look up to him now almost as a brother. It all went smooth and it was all handled well. The only shock I got was that I tried it several years ago. I applied for a reverse mortgage with some other company and they were going to give me $220,000 and they wanted $25,000 to do it. I told them in very impolite terms what they could do their idea. I decided to get married to a Japanese lady and fix my house up and today is my 50th anniversary and I never took out anything out of the mortgage as for as equity, and then it was only $620,000 or $650,000 was the max Liberty would loan and they gave me $426,500. I was in shock! I did some renovating and bought a new car with the $426,000. Overall, it was an excellent experience.
Reviewed July 24, 2017
Liberty Home Equity sounded like they're okay so I went with them. The interactions I had with their loan officer was excellent, and the guidance I received was good.
Reviewed July 24, 2017
I needed a home mortgage and I just started the process with Liberty. My credit’s not very good and I have a house that I bought very cheaply. The person I bought it from had a Fannie Mae mortgage and there was a flood. There was a freeze about four months prior to my buying it and the pipes all blew and there was a $5,000 water bill and the person just let the house go. I bought it for $75,000. It sold for about $250,000 six years earlier and I’m in a neighborhood that had value. It had a lot of value and I had no mortgage and I needed cash to finish it. The guy I worked with at Liberty, Eric, was wonderful. There was a level of respect and concern and helpfulness that I never expected to receive. Liberty was fantastic and I would definitely recommend them.
Reviewed July 23, 2017
Back in 2005 I had a reverse mortgage and then in 2014 I paid it off. I live in Perry and my kids hate this town. They live in Oklahoma City which is a bigger town and they like it there. They wanted me to enjoy life a little more and told me that a reverse mortgage would help me. So we decided to get one. I started searching and Liberty responded and it worked out great. The loan officer was wonderful but they had a problem getting an appraisal because people around here don't care about appraisals. And they finally ended up with a guy out of Oklahoma City. Other than that, it's a great experience overall and I'm just glad it's all done.
Reviewed July 22, 2017
I was going to do a reverse mortgage and the salesman from Liberty came up and did it for me. I liked their professionalism and they made me comfortable. This is my second loan so I knew what I was doing but they were on the ball. It was an outstanding experience overall.
Reviewed July 22, 2017
I heard about Liberty Home Equity Solutions on TV and I thought that’s fine if I could get it and didn’t have to pay it back. I discussed my options with the loan officer, and I had a very good interaction with her. I just got my loan and I'm happy with it so far.
Reviewed July 21, 2017
My experience with Liberty Home Equity Solution was exceptional. I just made up my mind at what I was going to do. I got a reverse mortgage because I can take my time paying back what I borrowed. The loan officer was great and everything went along fine.
Reviewed July 20, 2017
I needed money to live but according to everybody, I’m too old to work. A wonderful young lady, who works for me, used to be with a company that didn’t do a very good job and somehow she managed and ended up with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. They're very kind and helpful. They did a good job, and I have no hesitation recommending them.
Reviewed July 20, 2017
I got a reverse mortgage for my mom because it seemed to be the best for her and it was Liberty Home who tried repeatedly to reach me since I’m hard to get ahold of. I kind of had some misgivings about how reverse mortgages work and the person I finally got to talk to took about an hour and a half to explain everything to me over and over which is very important because I'm trying to figure things out. I’m sure there was a way that this has been done before that wasn’t fair to the seniors and I can’t get that impression of it. He was very courteous, diligent and wasn’t pushy. It was just nice to get somebody that spends some time with you to explain everything, listen to you as well as explain it. That’s the reason I went with them. He sent the information and he’s been there the whole process.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
My experience with Liberty has been very good. I'm 80 years old and still paying a mortgage. Also, I like to spend my own money myself rather than leave it for somebody else to spend it. I made a phone call after reading about Liberty Home Equity Solutions on the computer and I talked to a nice guy in California named Anthony. He was spot on and was accommodating. He returned phone calls. He started at the beginning as I didn't know anything about a reverse mortgage. I didn't think I'd be doing a reverse mortgage until I talked with him! I understand how it works now.
However, I'm having a serious problem with Ocwen. I got a letter from them that they took over the reverse mortgage after it was all fixed. The letter verified that the ownership of my mortgage loan was transferred on June the 30th to Ocwen Loan Servicing with Palm Beach, Florida. Now we've found some accidental problems with the house which they're now working on and I need to pay them so I'm glad I got the reverse mortgage. But Ocwen doesn't have any idea who I am. I read the letter to them. I told them the letter that they sent me was dated July 1. They wanted me to fax a copy of the letter back to them. I got loan numbers and account numbers. I also gave them a social security number. I'm good with everything, yet they don't know who I am.
Reviewed July 18, 2017
About 8 years ago, I applied to AAG and the place didn't appraise as much as we needed so I dropped it. One day, I went online with my telephone and I put in that I was inquiring. A gentleman called me and I talked with him and he asked me to give him some information and ran a credit check. We took it from there and that was in the first part of February. Most of the time, if I contacted the loan officer, he contacted me back although there was once or twice that I called him and didn't hear back from him. The problem, however, was either the company or maybe FHA or the federal government. After the appraiser did the appraisal, I felt like I was getting the runaround.
The appraisal was done by a separate individual here in Tuscaloosa and I was told that I would get a copy but I had to call to ask for it. The appraiser was supposed to have it but then it had to go to another appraisal company first and that didn't make sense to me. They said they would try to get it back ASAP but it just went back and forth Liberty and FA Chase. Every time I called, all I was trying to find out was where my appraisal was, how much they appraised it for and if it were enough for what I wanted, and I couldn’t get any answers. He told me he had my appraisal right in front of him but he was not allowed to tell me how much it was for and I didn't understand that either. So I asked for a copy of my appraisal in writing and it took two weeks but I finally got it.
At that time, I was also calling the lady in Florida who's a processor and she was told they'll get the paperwork in a few days, but then I wouldn't hear back. I'd call her back but she'd say that she hasn't heard back from him either. After I found out how much my appraisal came back for, I thought there were some things in the appraisal that weren't right. I called the appraiser and he told me that if Liberty told him that they needed him to change something on the appraisal, he could look at it again but if I asked him to do it, it would wipe out the whole thing. He didn’t even appraise the property for what I had paid for. It would’ve brought my appraisal to where it should’ve been.
So, I called the gentleman and the lady in Florida but they never contacted him. They just went ahead and started working with me. They had me down a $15,000 worth of closing cost which they dropped and that’s why we ended up closing out but they never tried to do anything to help me with my appraisal. Overall, the entire process took three to four months. There was something underlying there that didn’t make sense to me. And although I don’t blame the two people that I dealt with, I wouldn’t use Liberty again.
Carolyn, Thank you for sharing your feedback! We will use it to improve our customer experience.
Reviewed July 18, 2017
I was looking for home equity solutions, and Liberty was the first one to contact me and they did everything okay. Also part of the reason for choosing a reverse mortgage is that I don’t have payments to make. My mortgage has taken my Social Security and I was not living very well. Liberty Home explained everything clearly and they gave me a bunch of paperwork to look over then I made a decision for myself. Also, the loan officer knew what he was doing and everything went smoothly. It was a good deal and everything went okay. I was happy with them.
Reviewed July 17, 2017
Liberty was one of the first providers that I saw while looking online and they seemed to offer the best advantage. I gave them the information and it worked out well. It took a while but it got done. I was confused about a couple of things for a time but it became clear after a while. They were helpful and competent and when I called, they were always there and somebody would answer.
Reviewed July 16, 2017
I thought that having a reverse mortgage was the easiest and would save money. Liberty Home Equity Solutions was the one that came up on the computer. I then worked with the lady in Fort Worth, and she took care of everything for me. They did it well. They gave me a specific time that it would take and it was within that timeframe.
Reviewed July 16, 2017
I had a friend that's a broker for some bank in Clear Lake, and he told me about Jennifer, a lady from Liberty. She came over to the house. We got to talk, and I said, "Yeah, I can do that." So that's what we did. I didn't want any payments. We didn't want a whole bunch of money, but we got the reverse mortgage to buy what we wanted. So it's not a big deal. Liberty had local representatives. Other companies were over the phone and I didn't want to do that.
The guidance I received from Liberty was Fantastic. Jennifer's just been informative and told me exactly what to expect, what I would get and what I wouldn't get, how I would do it, and whatever options I had. The whole nine yards. She went over it completely, and I understood everything that was going down in the whole deal. She held my hand all the way through it. Everybody was great. All the ladies that called me with information were really professional, and I knew exactly what would happen. Everything was really up and up, and I wasn't misled by anything. It was really an enlightening experience. I was very happy with the outcome and all the steps that we went through to get to where I was at. It was just fantastic all together.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
There are things that my house needed and I wanted to be responsible in taking care of them in a manner that made me feel it could be done. Also, I haven't had cancer for a couple of years, so getting a reverse mortgage was the best decision for me to do. Initially, I was talking to AAG and I didn’t like the idea of talking to someone that was so distant. But my loan officer at Liberty was gentle with me and understood what I was talking about. He knew that I had doubts that a company could get all my information and I’d feel secure with somebody on the other side of the United States. It's a big decision and the first one I had to do by myself since my husband died so I was reluctant. But my loan officer took his time, answered all my questions and sent me letters right away.
Then, when I set up my interview with HUD, I was able to go to Maryland and have my counseling with a one-on-one person. With that and the information that I got from my loan officer, I felt very comfortable going with Liberty. I talked to the loan officer many times and he was always in the office early for me. He went beyond especially when I was signing. If I had a question before I put my signature on a piece of paper, I was able to get a hold of him. We had gone over everything and he even gave me his cell number in case he wasn’t right there and he knew I was working with somebody.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
My home needed a roof but I do not have a mortgage on my house and I did not want to go into my savings to pay for the roof. I decided to go to my local bank and get a credit line. In the process of doing that, and as much as I have a considerable amount of income, I was not given the credit line to my astonishment. I went to my financial adviser and told him the circumstances. He recommended me to look into Liberty Home Equity Solutions. When I went to Liberty, I learned that I could use the reverse mortgage as a credit line or I cannot pay it back if I don’t want to as is the custom of reverse mortgages. I saw the advantages of going this route. It was a very attractive interest rate and it cost me literally almost nothing. I paid $150 to listen to a government-approved counselor talk to me and my wife over the phone and give us the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing a reverse mortgage. He basically taught us about it.
Liberty's loan officer absolutely explained everything. They gave a huge amount of guidance and they showed several products and we ended up choosing the product that we felt was going to be the most suitable for our needs. They were very professional. I highly recommend the organization, especially the account person that I dealt with. Our experience has been very rewarding.
Reviewed July 14, 2017
We're pleased with the way Liberty Home was taking care of things. Michael was our loan officer and he kept us informed about what was going on, what we needed to do and set things up to do the counseling. He’s taken care of everything until we got set up with it. We spent an hour and a half on the phone and then, they sent us a bunch of paperwork and we went through all that. So, everything went pretty well. We were happy and satisfied with it.
Reviewed July 13, 2017
Everything we have is paid for - our car, our homes, and there were no other available funds. People are saying that we probably have everything taken care of and we don't need a reverse mortgage. But I thought if I've had everything paid for it'd be really good. We also wanted a new car and a couple other things, and that broke the camel's back. Also, if we don't owe a bunch of money, we're out of luck and we didn't owe a bunch of money. I thought a reverse mortgage would be a good thing to do when I was younger.
I got in touch with Liberty Home and I dealt with Nelda. She was straightforward, honest and she didn't pull any punches. If she didn't know something, she wouldn't pretend that she did and she'd tell she would find out about it. She would tell me straight out that she didn't know the answer and she'd see what she could do. In addition, I'm a general contractor and I talk to a lot of people about different things. I knew what she was talking about and people try to pat you on the back and tell you "Make it your best buddy", but that didn't happen with her. She's a very good employee and I felt very comfortable with her. So I paid cash all I could and I don't know if it's the best thing to do but we got through it just fine.
Reviewed July 13, 2017
Liberty provided a very informative brochure. A lot of the information that was laid out was very clear. Everything went smoothly and I'm completely satisfied.
Reviewed July 12, 2017
I kept getting stuff in the mail that I could get more money out of my house. I had a reverse mortgage with Liberty Home Equity Solutions before so I thought of calling them and see what they got to say. I called and got ahold of Angie who was nice and professional. She was outstanding. She checked things out and said I indeed had some money available and I was eligible for it. She handled everything perfect and I couldn't be happier. They were good to me. I figured out to get as much as I can get at 79 years old. I would tell a friend that Liberty is very professional and I like the way they handle things. However, I don't like the hill back which is $5,000 until next year, but what am I gonna do? I was going to buy a new truck and I needed that extra five grand to get it. A new truck is about 45, 50 grand, which is a lot of money, so I have to drive the old one.
Reviewed July 11, 2017
Two and a half years ago, I needed some cash and I figured reverse mortgage would be the best way to go because I knew I could always pay it back. Liberty was the only one that sounded really legit to me. I talked to my loan officers, Carol and Neil, on the phone a number of times and they were a blessing. They've been sweethearts all the way through.
The guidance Liberty provided was excellent. The last gentleman that came here was a retired pastor and we hit it right off. My cousin is a pastor here where I live at my church so I really enjoyed his company. He sat down and went through the paperwork with me. He went through and explained all the paperwork what it was so I was very impressed. He was trustworthy, honest and more than helpful. He went out of his way to call me and help out and followed through on what he said. I'm really pleased with the whole situation. I was really impressed with Liberty and I would recommend them to anybody. If others asked about Liberty, I would tell them to go for it in a heartbeat.
Reviewed July 10, 2017
We were at an age where we didn’t want to refinance or do other things so having a reverse mortgage worked really well for us. We dealt with Horrace at Liberty and he was knowledgeable as compared to the other two companies who wouldn't call us back when we had questions or do any follow-up. His level of knowledge was one of the highest that we had expected. I was in banking and knew what to expect, and we had everything in order so the process went really quick. Although it wasn't a situation where we were in dire financial straits, Liberty was very helpful and we're very happy with what we did.
Reviewed July 9, 2017
I had a lot of cash in the house and it's not doing me any good. So I decided to have a reverse mortgage and take some of the money out of the house. I used Liberty Home Equity Solutions before and this is my second reverse mortgage. I went through an agency before that used Liberty and then I got a letter from Liberty saying, "Well, you can qualify for another reverse mortgage." So I went direct with them now instead of going through a broker. The loan officer who helped me was fantastic. Her guidance was excellent and she did such a great job, I took her and her husband out for dinner. I was very happy with what they provided and they saved me a lot of money and fees. I couldn't be more pleased.
Reviewed July 8, 2017
I researched on the internet and Liberty Home popped up. I checked with the Better Business Bureau and they got a good report there, then I contacted an agent who went through everything, including the pros and cons, with us. He was excellent, very open, and just laid it all out there for us, and then he gave us some time to think about it. My husband and I talked about it and decided to go with the reverse mortgage as it was the right financial choice for us. However, Liberty Home seems to require a lot of paperwork, which I realized that they should do to protect themselves, but that kind of dragged things out a little longer than needed. But other than that, they provided all the information that we needed, there was no pressure to go with them, and we were able to make our own decisions. That was important.
Reviewed July 7, 2017
I wanted to do what I can do and get the reverse mortgage while I can. I went to Liberty and Gary was the first person I dealt with. I got the money put to my account and go from there. Overall, the experience was really good and everything went all right. I'd recommend Liberty Home Equity Solutions to anybody that needs it.
Reviewed July 6, 2017
When I took a mortgage out 15 years ago, I thought I'd be dead by now, but I'm in fairly good health and want to stay in my own home. I got some offers from reverse mortgage providers from different states, but I didn't think I'd be able to do it because I tried a local one and that was a bad experience. The rep said we could do it and then the poor man had open heart surgery and never got back to me after I sent him all my information. I've tried several things through the years to get something done with my mortgage. I had a $24,000 balloon payment due in December. My son complained to the Attorney General because my mortgage company didn't offer me anything and I had been good with my payments all these years.
Once he did that, I got a letter from Liberty Home Equity Solutions saying they had a reverse mortgage available for me. My mortgage company never offered me anything but then Liberty did that and once they told me about it, I called them and it moved along well. Jerry was very good and quick. He sent me a quote, my children and I read that over, and then Jerry sent me the application and we closed on the 22nd of may. He was always helpful, informative, always answered my questions and discussed everything with me. Katy, the other person I worked with, would call and keep me updated even if nothing was currently happening.
I did the counseling and I paid for it, but, overall, it was a good, efficient experience and it helped me out a lot. I would recommend them.some reason, it still showed up on my final closing papers. It might take a while to get the money back, but as far as the other money that was owed to me, it came in promptly. My home was appraised for $10,000 less than we thought it would be, so I didn't get much back. They paid my house insurance for a year to make sure it was paid. Everything worked out okay.
Reviewed July 5, 2017
My experience with Liberty Home Equity Solutions was wonderful. I have dealt with them first in 2014 and did a refinance with them recently. They were extremely responsive during the original loan and the refinance. I would say even more so on the second time. They kept an eye on everything and making sure everything is done and they call me when something needed to be done. They were just excellent both on the phone and then in e-mail. I got a very nice deal. I do not have to pay for the reappraisal and we've got some refunds too. They had the perfect service. They were very proactive and have a great deal of patience with me who knows very little about finance. I also felt comfortable knowing that this was all FHA-regulated.
Reviewed July 4, 2017
I had recently acquired a home in Florida which my sister and I co-owned and then she signed it over to me. I needed the additional income because I’m retired now and I’m living beyond my means. The reverse mortgage with Liberty Home Equity Solutions allows me to have income that I keep each month so I don’t have to dip further and further into savings. I am a conservative shopper so I went online and looked at ratings of different organizations. I called eight of them and I asked several questions to try and compare rates. I asked, “If I died in two years, how much would the equity of my home if it was worth this would come to my heirs at that point?” I also asked them if I wanted to take everything as a monthly payment, how much it would be, for how many years and how much money I can get to see me through until I was 80 years old.
I appraised each company based on the answers that I was given. I also rated them based on how promptly they got back to me with the information that I had requested and whether they actually answered my questions or tried to use a sales pitch. Ron, the loan officer from Liberty, did an excellent job. He answered all my questions and was prompt in getting back to me. He got things done when he said he would. I’m a numbers guy and I know what numbers he’s working with and Ron gave me the honest information to evaluate. Some of the companies didn’t want to answer that question for me. That turned me off because I wanted to have exact comparison points and Liberty is one of the three that gave me an answer.
At the end, we had a few stumbles and Ron was the one who called me back and picked it up and made sure that things got done when needed. There was another fellow that was not as helpful. After I had invested money in getting the house appraised and in taking the training on the reverse mortgage, he wasn’t too eager to make sure that my things got done and I didn’t like that. Ron realized that there was a problem and he took care of it and we were able to work things out, get it done in a timely fashion. I had to do some family travels so it was important to get it done quickly. We got it done within the one-month window that he had promised me to get it done.
Reviewed July 3, 2017
I had tried a different reverse mortgage and I wasn't too happy with the results. I called Liberty and got a young man who took care of us very nicely. Their level of knowledge was very good and I'd recommend them.
Reviewed July 3, 2017
Having a reverse mortgage let us have money in our hands and we wouldn’t have to do the payments or pay the taxes. Also, the house would be paid for if something would happen to me and my wife is to have the house or vice versa. We chose to go with Liberty about the reverse mortgage and I felt comfortable with the loan officer as he was very approachable and easy to talk with. He explained everything to us. We didn’t have to go anywhere because he came to our house. He kept us abreast of what was going on and went through all the steps with us. He was patient, knowledgeable and thorough to all the little details. So that was pretty good. Overall, it was an excellent and outstanding experience.
Reviewed July 2, 2017
I decided to get a reverse mortgage because I don’t have to pay it back right away. Liberty had a package and they had a loan officer come to my house and explained everything to me. Those are the advantages they have over other companies. We talked about different options and whatever questions I had, he answered it plentiful. He was very friendly too. The process took a little long, though, but overall, it was a pleasant experience.
Reviewed July 1, 2017
A friend of mine was friends with Linda who does the reverse mortgages at Liberty Home Equity Solutions. Linda explained that a reverse mortgage was very beneficial to the buyer. I'm by myself and I don’t have any heirs or children, so it was the right thing to do. Linda was very knowledgeable, quick to respond and very helpful. She was at my house three times and she explained things to me and my stepson. She also let my stepson know when she was going to be here.
Reviewed June 30, 2017
We wanted to try to travel a little bit and we had some reserves, but they're not enough to do what we really want to do. When my husband was on the internet looking at different mortgage companies, Liberty Home Equity Solutions was the only one that gave my husband a quote. He also said he felt that they were being forward and upfront. We worked with Liz in California and she was fantastic. We called her a couple of times about other questions and she was very helpful.
Also, the gentleman that came out from the loan company and did the paperwork was very nice. They explained everything to us, asked us different questions and we were able to answer them. So, they said we passed the test. Liberty calls every now and then to see if we've done any of the repairs. I told them that we had taken care of one of them but we had two more to go and so they asked me to call them when those got done so they could send the inspector back out. Other than that, we're quite satisfied with our experience.
Reviewed June 29, 2017
A reverse mortgage made the most sense in our particular situation and our experience with Liberty was all good. I was especially impressed with our loan officer, David. He jumped through hoops for us so I appreciated that. He did a good job of educating us on what the process was all about and keeping us abreast of all the paperwork and everything we needed to do. It all worked out beautifully and I am very satisfied.
Reviewed June 29, 2017
We're happy with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. They were good. I applied for a reverse mortgage because I thought it would be good for us. I preferred Liberty Home Equity Solutions because they were straightforward and I like them. Reggie, the loan officer, was straightforward and very honest. He did whatever he said. I would deal with him again.
Reviewed June 28, 2017
My husband passed away and I'm by myself now. I can't afford and don't have much income so I decided to get a reverse mortgage with Liberty. I heard that it is a really nice and dependable company. When I got my loan approved, everybody was fine in helping me with everything.
Reviewed June 27, 2017
I first learned about Liberty Home Equity Solutions on my internet. They're very professional and helpful. The guidance I received in making my reverse mortgage decision was excellent and they always bend over backwards to help me. I had a good experience with them.
Reviewed June 26, 2017
My mother told me she had done a reverse mortgage and it was a good experience for her. The mortgage helped her a lot so I decided to do it myself. I went online and Liberty was the first one that came up so I called them. As soon as I started speaking with someone, they were very kind and very understanding of what I had gone through. I had another lender before but that wasn’t a good experience so I had to find someone else. I felt comfortable with Liberty and decided to go with them.
They asked several questions to clarify things and whenever they ask for some documents, I made sure I got it to them right away. The process went really smooth and it didn’t take long since they were upfront with me the whole time. Also, we were done in about three weeks. Overall, I feel good about the reverse mortgage because it's one of the best decisions my husband and I made. Liberty has great service, good people to work with and competent people.
Reviewed June 25, 2017
I am a Senior person. The driver I had told me that he got a new reverse mortgage on his house and I said I was thinking about redoing mine. He gave me John’s name and another person. I called the other person because my driver said that he has a better rate than John's but I didn't like his tone and I couldn't stand to talk to him. It wasn’t going to work. I got a quote from him for certain things. Then, I called John who was a hundred percent better. I was so happy. What a relief.
John and I spoke, we saw each other and then he gave me a list of the things he needed. And then, even while he was here, I got half of it. He helped me do it and then, everything that I gave him, he made sure I got it back with copies. He was thorough with everything and I didn't have to call him for anything. He was very professional, kind, nice and caring. I'm totally satisfied with Liberty. I'm saving so much money and they gave me a better rate and so, anybody who needs as a senior citizen, I'll tell them about it.
Reviewed June 24, 2017
The program that Liberty Home Equity Solutions offered which was the general closing course was very appealing. The loan officer was very helpful. I have nothing to complain about him. He was also very good and reasonably knowledgeable about the whole thing. It was a very positive experience. The entire thing went very well and smoothly. We were out of state and they worked it out and they were very cooperative.
Reviewed June 23, 2017
I’m 74 years old and I wanted to have a product that will help me save cash. I have a home that I have to keep up. I love my house and wanted to take care of it. Also, I want my money to accrue in savings. I still work and every time I get up to $15,000 or more, then $5,000 would have to be used to do repairs on the house. I don’t want to leave this house so the reverse mortgage helps me stay here.
I was an escrow officer for four years and I did a lot of reverse mortgage closings. At that time, the reverse mortgages were to keep people from starving. It was a totally different mechanism and it was simply people who were sitting in paid-for homes with nothing to eat. Well, that’s changed. A reverse mortgage is a financial vehicle now, where people aren’t quitting work at 65 anymore and if they own a home, they can’t let people degrade their homes but then the cost of keeping up a home can be a lot. My house is 45 years old. I have two 45-year-old bathrooms that need to be upgraded and that would take a lot of money.
I had talked to other companies but they just sent me packages of things. However, with Liberty, I very much like the man that came out and sat down with me. We went over all the paperwork and the options that I had. His name is Larry and he was very clear. He didn't give me any pressure. I stopped looking at other lenders after that. I felt like I was in the right place. He visited several times and was very knowledgeable and patient. There were four loan programs and he laid out what I thought was the best loan program for me. He got exactly what my intention was and absolutely understood my purpose for getting a reverse mortgage. Overall, I had a great experience with Liberty.
Reviewed June 20, 2017
Reverse mortgage was the easiest to use. I did it with Liberty and everything went fine. Their mortgage professionals did a very good job. Getting a reverse mortgage line of credit cured some stress that I had.
Reviewed June 18, 2017
The people I talked to at Liberty seemed knowledgeable and friendly. So, I decided to not bother to shop around. I didn’t want to have to keep paying a mortgage, and then, find that I might have to have some repairs to the house so I just went ahead and got it. The loan officer was Linda and she was just great. She followed up and explained everything. And she had wonderful patience. Overall, satisfaction guaranteed.
Reviewed June 18, 2017
I’m retired and just getting divorced. My financial adviser said that reverse mortgage was a possibility and I could use that money. Liberty gave me three or four different choices, different percentages, and different costs. The others that I checked, they just gave you one cost and one percentage. And I’ve had experience with them before which I enjoyed. So, I knew them and that was important to me, too. Because I got letters saying, “Get a hold of us before the percentage goes up.” They realized the housing market has appreciated, so they want you to go with them. The loan officer is the same guy that I talked to before. This is actually an extension. So, because the market and housing has gone up, I think mine was originally $190,000 and it re-appraised at $235,000. That allowed me to get some more cash, have access to more cash and my line of credit.
Their reps were friendly, easy to deal with. There were good communications with them all throughout the process. And they were willing to work with me. Initially, their costs were a little bit high and I talked to my financial adviser. Then, based on that input, reduced the cost where I thought it was a good deal for me. And I went forward.
Reviewed June 18, 2017
My son didn't want the house, so I thought I'd do a reverse mortgage on it and accumulate a little money. Liberty Home Equity Solutions was easy to work with and they have all the information I needed. Their rep was very friendly, helpful, and was there every time I called him. Everybody I dealt with was very courteous and were quite knowledgeable as well. I started sometime last year. My interest has gone up so damn high and Pharmaceuticals are going up as well, and so I can use that money now to buy a part of my pharmaceuticals with. My experience with Liberty has been very satisfactory and I would recommend them to a friend.
Reviewed June 17, 2017
Because of my age and the fact that I'm working, I was interested in a reverse mortgage. I have always been a little leery of it but I've been putting it off for 10 years. About four years ago, I had looked into it and filled out a form. Then Liberty Home Equity Solutions sent me some information but I put it on my back burner. Actually, maybe even about 20 years before that, I had looked into it and decided I wanted nothing to do with it. However, I recently got rear-ended and had to replace my car. I didn't use the reverse mortgage for that but I figured I might need some readily available assets. So I contacted the man that was on the brochure. The loan officer was very punctual and explained it all to me very completely. I wasn’t pressured by anything to do anything. They provided very good guidance in making my decision. The experience was very complete and they made it very convenient for me. I haven’t used any of it but I just opened a credit line with them.
Reviewed June 17, 2017
My mother couldn’t make her house payment. She didn’t have enough income and my dad died. We decided a reverse mortgage was the best option. Our Liberty loan officer, Kelly, was really good. I liked her personality right off the bat and she's super helpful. We just hit it so, I knew she was a perfect match for helping us. She had the enthusiasm for helping and didn’t rush me. She took her time, went over everything and made sure that we had all the info in front of us before we actually did it. She has a really positive attitude about helping other people. Also, it took the burden off especially when they worked with us when we had an issue with fees. They were able to work with us in lowering them and it was a good outcome as far as that goes. It's been an awesome experience.
Reviewed June 17, 2017
No one being here at my house, I went with a reverse mortgage. The loan officer was very nice, her conversation with me and her rapport too. I was in the phone with her several times. Probably six or seven, or eight and I didn’t have a problem with the guidance from them. However, many times I’ve tried to get a hold of them and I couldn’t for one reason or another.
Reviewed June 16, 2017
My home was paid for but all of my extra money that I was getting had run out so I needed some extra money. I had nothing but my social security and I can’t live on that. So, I didn’t have any other alternatives. I was looking for someone to call about a mortgage and I came across Liberty. I called them and talked to Jim and he was very nice and very informative about their company. And the other people I had talked to didn’t show much interest in what I wanted and needed. I decided to go with Liberty and my experience with them has been very good. I don’t have the anxiety that I had before because I know that I have some money to take care of my bills. They were very helpful and they worked their time to explain everything because this was something entirely new for me and I didn’t understand a lot of things. And I was convinced that this was a good thing for me to do. They’re very nice people to deal with and I certainly would recommend it to a friend.
Reviewed June 16, 2017
My credit was not very good so I couldn’t refinance my home equity line. I wanted to free up cash flow and then I realized I can free up some of my fixed income every month through a reverse mortgage. I got in touch with Liberty and the loan officer was very efficient, very professional and knowledgeable. He was in constant contact updating, addressed all my concerns, demands and issues. He was very good at what he did. It was just an all-around good feeling dealing with them. A couple of things came up, but they addressed that immediately and they eliminated any burden on myself. I've had a very good experience with Liberty.
Reviewed June 16, 2017
We needed care providers to take care of my father's health. Since he worked for his home, he should be able to use it. We got a reverse mortgage through Liberty Home since it's the best thing to do at the time. Pete, their rep who worked with me, was really good. He was personable, he answered any questions, and went over and over with the information with my family. He helped them understand it. The entire process, on the other hand, took forever and it's horrible. I had to keep giving more documentations and had my poor father sign more paperwork. Other than that, having the reverse mortgage has taken the stress off of myself as far as figuring out how to take care of my dad in the way that I would want to be taken care of myself.
Sophia, Thank you for sharing your feedback! We will use it to improve our services.
Reviewed June 15, 2017
We have two other houses to leave to the kids. They’re not gonna need the money so we wanted to have a cash flow to pay for travels. We were looking into doing a reverse mortgage and were applying at other places. Liberty popped up when I was browsing online so I called them. They had the best rates and it was going to be less payments with them. Robert who was our loan officer was very good and very knowledgeable.
We got frustrated a few times because the process took so long. They really checked which we understood. It’s hard to get a loan anymore and we had to go through a lot of steps because of that. But Robert kept on it and we eventually got through something that wasn’t a lot of fun. He kept us aware of the timelines and told us about getting things including a will that we didn’t think we would have to have. He also told us to do what he tells us and they’ll try to make the process as easy as possible. It makes the experience better if we're not surprised about something. Liberty is easy to work with. They're honest. We ran into some roadblocks and it's nice that they told us when they didn't know something.
Reviewed June 15, 2017
I contacted both AAG and Liberty but Liberty was more knowledgeable than AAG. When I talked to the guy at AAG, he wasn't even listening to what I was saying about how much we owed. He got it wrong every time. But at Liberty, the people were very helpful. If I had a question, I could call or email and they would take care of it immediately. Our loan officer called all the time, even when there was nothing to report just to say that they didn't have it approved yet and they're working on it. I'm completely satisfied with my experience with Liberty.
Reviewed June 14, 2017
We had a $1,600 a month payment and we’d be 90 years old before we paid it off which didn't make sense. We’re retired and would like to fix things around the house. I learned about Liberty on TV and started thinking about it. Then I saw on Facebook that Linda who's my girl friend from 39 years ago was in a mortgage business and doing the reverse mortgage. I talked it over with my husband and he told me to give her a call. I contacted Linda and she assigned us to Liberty. She made an appointment and came out here which was wonderful. She told us about the whole thing. What she told us and what's on paper looked so good so we decided to do it. She hit everything in an hour and really did a great job. All our questions were answered. It was also very convenient because everything was done here at the house. They came and appraised it. She brought a notary with her for the paperwork.
I highly recommend a reverse mortgage to anybody who is looking into something like it. A friend of ours did it because my husband recommended it. We’re very happy with Liberty. They have a great product and I appreciated that the process went so smoothly and how everybody was so nice. However, dealing with some things was kind of a pain in the neck. My name wasn’t on my husband’s checking account so we went to his bank to get my name put on. I thought it was a simple thing but we went through a hundred questions like, “What do you do?” “Do you have money in the bank?” and “How much?” Nevertheless, Liberty provided excellent service.
Reviewed June 14, 2017
We needed some money so we had a reverse mortgage. The terms and conditions of Liberty was better than anybody. They were very fast and pleasant when we call them. Joanne, the loan officer, was terrific. They were good and we did well with all of them. They were knowledgeable and we didn’t have a problem with any of them. Liberty was excellent, my husband is ecstatic and very happy about it. I would tell my friends to call Liberty, go with them and enjoy.
Reviewed June 14, 2017
We knew we had a lot of equity in our house and I have a reasonably good-sized IRA, but it was going down rapidly. And a reverse mortgage was a good way to stop that from going down. We looked into several companies. Aside from Liberty, we talked to one other agent and we investigated a third reverse mortgage company. I also went online and compared 10 reverse mortgage companies. We tried to be thorough in our research of the company. Liberty was not rated the highest, but rated very well, and we liked Laura, the person we dealt with. She was friendly, very outgoing, patient with our questions and would go out of her way to answer them. So, we had a good rapport with her. She was also very knowledgeable. Things went reasonably well and overall, we were pleased with Liberty.
Reviewed June 13, 2017
My grandson is in the financial business and he heard good words about Liberty Home. He then went online and researched about the company, and gave us their details. I ultimately chose to go with Liberty Home because the people were nice, and they explained the process to me a lot better than most people do, business-wise. I then chose their reverse mortgage because it seemed to be the easier program than the other three they had that I had been reading about. Our loan officer, Patrick, would call me every other day to explain the process to me very simply and ask how I want to go about it.
Reviewed June 13, 2017
Liberty was the first company to finance our home about two years ago. I checked in with some of the other people that we got tons of notices from, and they were not all legitimate. Liberty was very good and professional and I just trusted them so we went with them to refinance. Then, they sold our loan to Ocwen. Our property values have changed tremendously here in Dallas which was unfortunate for taxes but fortunate for homeowners.
Our Liberty Loan Officer, Carol, was really neat and was very matter-of-fact. Since we knew how the process worked because it hasn’t been long since we’ve gone through it and so, it wasn’t hard for us. She explained a lot of other things though. Furthermore, the people that they had did the interviews to protect me from the monsters of the world and they were excellent. Last time, they didn’t do anything and it was worthless. But this time, we got a guy who explained some things that we didn't know and he was good. And we told Carol about him. Everything was good and I never felt that there was anything I needed to check out. Overall , it was an easy experience with Liberty. I had more stress before when they changed our loan to Ocwen or when they were trying to get my insurance all straightened out. And so, we were happy to go back and I'd highly recommend them.
Reviewed June 12, 2017
I’m especially pleased with Hope from Liberty Home Equity Solutions. She was a very nice lady and spent time with us. She would call and say, “How you doing? We are doing this. This is the next step” all the way through. Even when I left for Spain, she kept on top of things. It's the second first time that I've dealt with Liberty and I like the company. Everything was smooth and there were no surprises at the end. I have other companies to choose from, but I trust Liberty.
Reviewed June 12, 2017
I had a great experience with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. They’ve done a great job and they’re impressive, and they treated me right. My wife Paula saw their ads on mortgages on TV. I did not know much about mortgages until I got to talk to Paula about it. The reverse mortgage would benefit me more the way that it goes. Paula gave me the name of the man and so I called him. He explained how it goes and that he had done a brilliant job about it. If I have had questions, he would get back to us by email or call us back in the morning. Liberty has greatly impacted our lives. I got to pay the three loans off that I had, so they're out of the way and I wasn’t worried back. After Paula and I decided to get married, I thought that it would be the best to have the loans stay in the bank. I built this house in ’78 and lived in it since, so it’s more like a home.
Reviewed June 12, 2017
I have been considering doing a reverse mortgage but my financial adviser told me to wait until I was older. I was looking online for information on it and Liberty was the only one who called me. My loan officer, Eric, was excellent. He explained everything, asked if I had questions and answered them, sent me out things or told me where to read them. Everything went well.
Reviewed June 11, 2017
I liked that with a reverse mortgage, I wouldn't have to pay the loan back if I didn’t want to. Liberty was the first one who answered my request and the loan officer came here and explained everything to us. She answered all our questions and I'm usually full of them so I appreciated that. We had to go through counselling which was really helpful.
The value of our house had gone up and I responded to Liberty's offer to refinance. That started the interaction which was done over the phone. However, I was a little short with the processor because he happened to call me with a question about the time I had three family emergencies going on. Nevertheless, my experience with Liberty during the original mortgage and the refinance was thorough which I like even if it was long. My husband has Parkinson’s and he's in the advanced stages. We had used just about everything in trying to modify the health to keep him safe. Now, we have a little room again for emergencies.
Reviewed June 11, 2017
My husband and I are retired and expenses are getting to be more than we could bear. We thought that a reverse mortgage would help us out. Our Liberty loan officer, Jim, kept in touch with us at least once a week to let us know what was going on. Another man named James handled all the paperwork. Both of them were very informative and efficient. They were always free to answer questions no matter how dumb the questions were. They treated us very well. I was really pleased to hear from them each time they called.
Reviewed June 11, 2017
I had a home equity loan that was maturing. My housemate who had been paying me $400 a month ended up in a nursing home last March. The payments would be 2.5% of the balance which was over half of my income. There was no way I could make it and my ratio with debt to income was too high. I went to a bank and the man worked with me to get the ratio down, but they still said my income was too low. So, the only other option I could think of was reverse mortgage. I looked up reverse mortgages online and Liberty Home Equity Solutions was the first one that popped up. The other companies don’t do business in West Virginia so my first question to Liberty was, “Do you do business in West Virginia?” They told me they do and then they put me in touch with Karen.
I loved Karen. It was a pleasure talking to her and doing business with her. We talked about reverse mortgage and even shared a recipe. We hit it off as two females. I got turned over to James who was just as sweet. He was helpful on everything. Every question I had was answered. Also, he was constantly in contact with me, letting me know where we were and what needed to be done next. Both James and Karen were very informative. There were a lot of emails and they were wonderful in explaining everything to me.
The guidance that I had from Liberty was wonderful. I was shocked that I have a credit rating of around 760. I had an excellent credit rating and Liberty told me I’d have to do credit counseling. I said, "This don’t make sense." And then I found out that it was more about reverse mortgages and what all they entailed. It was such a big relief when the home equity loan had a zero balance. I didn’t even have to make the June payment. The July payment was the one that would have been over half my income. I still don’t have a lot of money to throw away and I’ll still have to be careful how I spend, but I have money to pay my bills and to eat. And that’s all you need.
Reviewed June 10, 2017
I chose a reverse mortgage because I'm on a fixed income with disability. I compared 10 other reverse mortgage providers and with Liberty Home Equity Solutions Inc., my children would be able to pay off the loan and retain the house if something happened to me. The loan officer kept me up to date on what I needed. I was told that was one of the cleanest papers that they had as far as getting all the forms and everything to him in a proper time frame. It was four days from the time I signed the papers until it went through. They were very straightforward with my questions and very thorough with the answers. They also made sure that I understood what they were saying. They did not use mortgage bank talk so I enjoyed that experience very nicely. I was not talked down to but very informed. It was an excellent verbal service and they did what they said. I'd recommend them to anybody else who is going to do the same process.
Reviewed June 10, 2017
We did our first reverse mortgage with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. They were more interested in working with us compared to other companies. Their loan officer gave good information and if he didn't have answers to questions we had, he'd get them. The process took about a little longer than a month. They were efficient and they got right on it and got it covered. They were honest about us and no surprises.
Reviewed June 10, 2017
Four years ago, we started looking around for reverse mortgage, and we happened to call Liberty Home and got hooked up with them. I don't plan on moving and we're staying in our house for the duration of our life so we got the reverse mortgage to try to cut down on bills. Also to be able to get the equity out of the mortgage payment and have a portion of it put in the bank, and then have the rest of it put into the line of credit where it would be available to me after a year and it would be there if I needed it for different important situations that would arise. The reps explained to me everything that was going to happen. They said a lot of stuff which were hard to comprehend, but I understood the whole procedure of the reverse mortgage. Everything went pretty smooth and it was great.
Reviewed June 9, 2017
I didn’t have any other choice but a reverse mortgage and my trust adviser suggested Liberty when I mentioned I may be looking at it. She works for a bank and she said they were up there in the Top 10. I had to talk to a counselor and they asked a lot of questions to make sure that I knew what I was doing and that the reverse mortgage was the right thing for me to do. I really liked that they had taken the time to care that I wasn’t making a mistake.
I loved my loan officer, Amika. She was great, so extra nice to me and very willing to go slow. I’m 71 and I have to listen very carefully. It’s hard for me to understand some things and she explained everything so well that I didn’t have any problems. Also, she was very knowledgeable of all the rules and regulations pertaining to what I would have to go through to get my reverse mortgage. She explained every step of the way, even the things that were not in her hands. We emailed back-and-forth several times and she went over the forms with me. I wanted to make sure I did the right thing and I had questions. She answered all my questions on the forms that I had to sign and made sure everything was correct for me.
I would have to talk with other people but I could always call her even though I wasn’t working with her at the time. She would make sure to find out for me or she would tell me what the answer was. They should give her a bonus for being so nice to the customer and they should recognize her ability with people and the way she can talk with people. She made the process very comfortable. I fell in love with her and I felt like she was my friend instead of someone I was talking to on the phone. I’ve already told my friends that are getting ready to retire soon about Liberty and they may be going through the same thing. They wanna do the right thing and they want to feel comfortable with it. I can’t think of another place that they would feel more comfortable than Liberty. They were very nice, efficient and did everything they said they would do.
Reviewed June 9, 2017
I was looking for reverse mortgage online when I stumbled upon Liberty. I then put in a request to have some more information, and learned that they have a local contact I could meet with face-to-face. I really liked the idea, and it made me pick them over the two other companies I was researching on, since they do not have such contact. The loan officer that I met with seemed like a very knowledgeable guy, being able to answer all of my questions. He also showed me on paper how he could answer all the questions I have. He explained to me upfront how long the process would take, and when we signed the paperwork, he came to the house and brought the title company agent with him. We sat here at the table with my wife and got it all done. I felt like that it was he dealt with me honestly and openly. It was an all-around good experience and it didn’t take too terribly long.
Reviewed June 8, 2017
I googled home reverse mortgages and there were three top choices that were rated the highest and so, I chose Liberty. I’m pleased with them and they worked very well with me. Everybody I worked with was nice, polite and informative. It was very comfortable talking with everyone. The loan officer explained everything to the tee and I understood everything that was going on. It was a good experience.
Reviewed June 8, 2017
I did a refinance with Liberty because I don’t have a lot of money, so I figured this way, I wouldn’t have to be paying the mortgage. It's to free up and have some money. The loan officer, Steven, was very nice and helpful. I enjoyed talking with him and he responds when I send him an email. He was also thoughtful and thorough. Working with Liberty makes life easier and I’m very happy with them.
Reviewed June 8, 2017
We had a lot of equity in the house and wanted to pull it out. We didn't want to make loan payments and an equity mortgage and we just wanted to have a line of credit that we could use in case of emergencies. We tried several other companies and they weren't very responsive and also, not all of them would do a reverse mortgage on a manufactured home, which is what we have, so we ended up going with Liberty as sort of a process of elimination. Initially, everything went very well. The loan officer, Chris, was very informative and responsive and he would call us during the process and let us know about the status of things.
We had a little wrinkle that occurred when we had an engineer that had to come out to inspect the foundation, and that we knew that was a part of the deal. The company came out and the engineer did the inspection then he sent the report and said that we weren't compliant which was a surprise to us. We believed him, so we paid out our part and didn't put it on the closing cost then we paid for somebody to come out and correct the problem. And then we were told that there would have to be a reinspection and we figured that would be normal but we didn't figure that there was going to be an additional charge for that. So we were a little concerned because nothing was indicated in the information we got from the engineering company that if you need a reinspection there will a re-charge.
Apparently, there was something in the very fine print of the email that stated this but none of it was in the documentation of the receipt or the transaction so we told our loan officer that we were upset about it. We went to Chris's supervisor because he stopped returning our calls. We sent him emails and we'd call him and ask if he got our email but he didn't want to be involved and my husband understood so he said, "Hey. I understand that you don't want to be in the middle of this. Why don't you put me in touch with someone who can handle it and get you out of the middle?" So we talked to the supervisor, worked things out, had the re-inspection and paid for it but we still didn't hear anything from our loan officer.
Finally out of desperation because we had at that point a loan number, my husband sent an email to the president of the company and the president put the operations manager in charge of the whole thing. He asked him to call us and find out the problem so he did. The operations manager was very helpful, took care of everything and made the whole deal work and was instrumental in finalizing everything. Everything went smoothly but the experience was a little disheartening. I'm not totally dissatisfied but I wouldn't want to wish what happened to us on anybody else.
Diane, Thank you for providing feedback about your experience working with Liberty! We appreciate the opportunity to improve our customer experience.
Reviewed June 7, 2017
It was still taking me a few more years to pay off my home and having a physical job at my age, I knew that I needed to stop doing what I'm doing now. I did some counseling and I mentioned reverse mortgage to my financial adviser. He told me that I had enough equity in the house and that there were no negatives if I did it. I told him that it isn't my first choice. If I look at it selfishly, it is a good thing just for myself but the interest rate and insurance premium are high and starts building up quickly. I would love to still leave more property estate for my kids.
However in my situation, my body's so beat-up that I'm gonna have less quality of life the longer I work. I wish I could've retired a few years ago and at my age, my body can't do this physical job much longer. That’s why I chose to do the reverse mortgage. The loan officer was always there and easy to get a hold of. He answered a lot of questions. He didn't just come on time, but he went out of his way to impress me. But to this day, I still wish I never had to do it.
Reviewed June 7, 2017
We wanted to remodel but then we ran out of money. We bought our property with cash so I was looking at reverse mortgage loans. Liberty Home Equity was really friendly. Despite the fact that I bought the property only a year before, they didn't think I was wack. Furthermore, they were really helpful and led me step by step through what I needed to do to qualify. They even sent me brownies. Also, Liberty told me that I had a lot of options. I looked into everything and decided that they were more qualified than I was.
However, there was an issue regarding the signing with the notary public. I didn't have some of the information that I thought I should have had. I had to order checks in special to get the signing done. It's been a couple of weeks now since I sent out the duplicate checks for direct deposit and I still haven't heard from them about it. And so, I don't know if I sent it to the right place or not.
Reviewed June 7, 2017
I have a reverse mortgage with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. Everything went well and I didn't have any problem with their loan officer. I got good guidance with them. They didn't pull me into something that I didn't want. They let me know what's up front and what I was looking for. Working with them has greatly impacted my life.
Reviewed June 6, 2017
I'm retired and I just wanted to be sure that I had extra money if needed. We called a couple of numbers about a reverse mortgage and the real estate guy that we worked with came out and talked to us. Liberty was the only one we talked to and the loan officer was nice, polite, gave us good information and helped us when we needed it. They closed quickly and that was good. The total experience was good, professional and quick.
Reviewed June 6, 2017
I chose a reverse mortgage because it seemed like a way to get some money out of my house which I had already entirely paid for. I'm retired and I take care of my elderly mom. Reverse mortgage was an efficient means of getting some money to pay off other debts and buy some things. There were a few companies I checked out on the internet but Liberty Home was the first one to call me back. That was a couple of years ago when I got my first reverse mortgage. When I did the recent one, it was just restructuring, so I get a little more out of it.
I applied for it and they got some information. I did an on-the-phone consultation from some third party agency that does this as required by the government to inform people and make sure they understand their obligations of this matter. Liberty sent me a pocket of material to sign, I signed it and sent it back. There were a few back and forth where they needed more signatures on other pages or documents that we hadn't done, and then eventually, an appraiser was sent out. It took them a couple of months to process, but it's fine. It was a little less trouble than the first time because they didn't have to send a notary up to the house for the initial thing. They sent one out in the end for the final documents.
The process went very smoothly and I compliment the people involved. Considering the first and the second transactions, the reps were very informative and helpful. They would either have the answer right on the phone or they call me back in a couple of days with the answer to my question. I would recommend Liberty Home to anyone else that wants a reverse mortgage. Although you have to give it a few months because that's what it takes to do all the paperwork, it is well worthwhile. It went very easily, everything was above board, and I'm happy with the result.
Reviewed June 6, 2017
I saw the reverse mortgage ads on television a lot and it sounded like it'd be a real simple deal. It's far more to it than I thought. It's basically a home equity loan. My home is paid off, I got a good amount of equity, I just retired. I no longer have a rainy day fund that I've always had. Then what appealed to me was that there's no monthly mortgage payment on it so I'm pretty much debt free. So I made the call to Liberty Home Equity Solutions. They took the ball and ran with it. I got the loan for about $90,000 and I had them give $30,000 to start with. It's there if I needed it for things in the past like a lot of medical co-pays.
The only one that I really talked to was Wade. He called me and we set up a time and he came to my house. He was a very good, nice and helpful person. He answered my questions and got the thing going for me. I really liked him. To me, he was the whole company. I was supposed to get counseling or tutoring on the whole idea of reverse mortgage from someone. He set that up and that went fine. They took care of what I needed from them and I don't have any regrets. It's all set up for me now, I was very satisfied and I would recommend them.
Reviewed June 5, 2017
I had an absolutely wonderful experience with Liberty Home Equity Solutions and I have recommended them to a few friends. I did a reverse mortgage with Liberty because it suited our needs more. I absolutely loved the lady from the company who came here. She was so happy-go-lucky and very confident. She knew what she was talking about and went over and beyond what I think she should have done for us. I ended up in the hospital and I couldn’t go to the place where we had to do credit counseling. So, she made it happen where we could do it over the phone. She also went an extra 20 miles for us.
The lady also gave us different options and told us that we could call other companies and find out about them. The other companies were badmouthing each other and I didn’t need any of that. But the rep from Liberty did not badmouth anybody. I am so thankful for her. Being with Liberty helped us immensely. It took a lot of burden from our shoulder. I would do the process again and help anybody to get to the point where we were at.
Reviewed June 5, 2017
I’m retired and I can’t get a home equity loan without having an income. I chose a reverse mortgage because I didn’t have to make a payment. I had looked at four different companies from TV or online and Liberty Home Equity was one of the bigger mortgage lenders in the market. After I went through and started looking at all the companies, it boiled down to a couple of the same factors over and over again. I pushed all the reps on the spread between the liber and what I’m gonna pay and how much they wanted for an origination fee. Finally, I ended up with Mike, from Liberty, because he was the most straightforward and they moved a little bit on the rates. Once I got through the phase where they quoted the rate and we agreed to it, we had to get the appraisal, which was a rigmarole. After that, we had to go through closing, which was another whole process. It took a full three months from start to finish and we got through it all.
Everybody takes you to the counselor and what the counselor should tell you is there are only three items to consider in a reverse mortgage. All the rest are standard with nothing else variable with any of them. Once I figured that out, I was able to talk to these guys. They all started with wanting to know how much the house is worth and how much equity there is. They don’t want to start with hypotheticals. For example, how much can I get if there’s 100,000 in my house, and that’s where I wanted to start.
A reverse mortgage is a great product, but you have to be on your toes because they’re not willing to give you anything when they should be. For example, the origination fee. The HUD thing says they can charge a max of $6,000. When they come in, they’ll say they’ll give you $1,000 credit and the origination fee will only cost you $5,000. That isn’t even close to what it should be. That’s the game they start with and you’ve got to push them down from there. It’s still a big negotiation. I feel bad for other elderly people that weren’t ready for this. They’ll just sign away and pay the fees. Overall, I recommend people to talk to Mike. He did a good job.
Reviewed June 5, 2017
Liberty had our first loan, and then we refinanced it through them. The reverse mortgage sounded good to us and we’re very happy with it, so we’re staying with it. Also, they answered all the questions we had. They’re very professional and we enjoyed being with them. Liberty was very good and everything has been very cooperative on both sides.
Reviewed June 4, 2017
We've been with Liberty for almost three years and we've had a good experience. I wanted to check out a reverse mortgage to supplement our income. My point of contact has been really good so we're happy with them. We were going to refinance but they wanted too much. A reverse mortgage is where I put the equity that I have on my home then after, I got to pay back whatever I used plus the interest. That was an easy way to get some money. And it's not that much but it's enough to get us through. If my wife and I die, the kids could either pay off whatever equity we owed, sell the house and distribute the proceeds amongst themselves.
I also checked Quicken Loans and the guy that I was talking to seemed to be rude. I told him that I was checking around and he wanted to come over and was giving me a bunch of stuff and I told him I didn't need it so I didn't take them. If you have to work with the public, you cannot be rude and expect to get any kind of response. When you're talking to old people, too, you’ve got to explain exactly what they have and you cannot get mad because they don’t pick it up right away and they don’t select you as their reverse mortgage. With that, I went with Liberty. They had a more professional idea and way of talking to people. All reverse mortgages go to the government. It's a matter of having which company I want and how they want to work with me. And Liberty was more consumer-friendly than the other ones.
Reviewed June 4, 2017
I tried to go through my bank for a home equity loan and my credit wasn’t good enough. They wouldn't do it because that was only 640 at that time so I went with a reverse mortgage. My wife passed away and I took her car in the garage. I didn’t renew the plates on it and I didn’t carry insurance because it was sitting in the garage. When I decided to go to Liberty, they told me I need so much down on the closing, so I sold it to the bank. I got a bill of sale but I didn’t make a copy of the title which I should have so, it took them three to four weeks before they even approved that. It was pretty good with the loan officer but the underwriters wanted this and that and gave me the runaround about it. They kept coming up with something else and it ended up taking about six months to get through it finally. I think it should've only taken a month but it was a fair experience.
James, Thank you for providing feedback about your experience working with Liberty! We appreciate the opportunity to improve our customer experience.
Reviewed June 4, 2017
We were looking to get a reverse mortgage because with our age, it was a little more comfortable for us. I'm 76 years old. We found Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. on the internet. Better Business Bureau gave them a good okay. The Liberty loan officer was great and fantastic. She was also very helpful and very professional. They have explained the options with us and it was understandable. It was a good experience and it went down very well.
Reviewed June 3, 2017
I went online and looked up for available places for a reverse mortgage. Liberty had an approved consultant who was closer to where we lived. They were only 45 minutes away while everybody else seemed to be a long distance away. I didn’t wanna deal over the phone as I preferred to speak face to face to whoever I was talking to. My interactions with Liberty's loan officer were very good though I had a hard time agreeing on the appraisal on my house. Also, I was given excellent guidance in making my reverse mortgage decision. Anytime I called, somebody always answered. The process took a little longer than I thought but I had no problems with the experience. It was very good.
Reviewed June 3, 2017
My wife and I pretty much live on social security. We had folks doing a home equity loan but when you do that, you have a monthly note, so it does not really solve the issue. I figured it made more sense for us to go towards the reverse mortgage route, so I got in touch with Liberty in November last year but we decided to put it off for a while and we looked at home equity. The Liberty rep checked back with me once or twice and then from there, we had regular communication. He was really informative, so we were pretty well informed by the time we got to the point of writing everything on paper. They were very straightforward, fast, honest and they did what they said. We were satisfied on what we were doing.
Reviewed June 3, 2017
I investigated reverse mortgages and received calls from different people and chose Liberty. Larry called me when nobody else did. He called several times and kept after me. It worked fine and I was happy with him. He came to Des Moines, sat down my wife and I one evening, showed us some examples of what the home mortgage did, and explained to us how it would work. He further explained how we would pay if we sold the house or left, and it would draw interest. It seemed a good way to use some of the equity and our plans are to put an addition on the house. I'm 80 and my wife's 79 and we do a little traveling so we could use the equity that we’ve lived in the house for quite a few years.
Reviewed June 2, 2017
I didn’t know anything about a reverse mortgage until my loan with Liberty started. My son, Scott arranged everything for me. He called Angie, our loan officer, and got it then through her. I just had to do the paperwork and she would call me about whatever she needed to know at that time and everything went okay. She was really great, helping me and my son with everything. And I really appreciated that. She kept me updated on everything that was going on. I had her direct number and she had my home phone so we kept in touch a lot. She helped me get through what I needed to do and I would answer her back. Everybody at Liberty was very nice helping me out. I’m 77 years old and Liberty really helped me financially get out of a bind.
Reviewed June 2, 2017
My wife has been wanting to consider doing a reverse mortgage. She's disabled and in her late 60's while I’m in my 70’s. We’d be able to live a bit more comfortably if we got the $1,600 a month mortgage off our tax and use the upfront money to pay some high interest credit cards. She decided it would be wise to ask for several quotes and though Liberty's was not the best quote, they seemed more professional than some of the other companies that quoted. About three other companies we considered just kept following up with phone calls and I didn’t like to be pressured and piss my wife. Liberty's rep, Steve, was knowledgeable and willing to provide answers without pressuring me, and that went a long way with me. I also liked that he was from Seattle which is closer to us. He would know the underwriters were not in the Seattle area. Some of the others who contacted us were from other states.
I would recommend Steve but Liberty has frustrating underwriters. They are too strict. We had a different tax due date in Washington state and I had to write a letter stating why I was late in Nevada. The taxes were current on our rental property in Nevada but they did it March instead of April. They almost turned us down because of that and that made me mad. That was very inconsiderate, rude and unprofessional. We’re getting a reverse mortgage to make sure that we can pay our taxes on time as well as other bills, but I got a bit tired of all of the incessant request for more documentation on various things from the underwriters. It was harder to get a reverse mortgage than it was when we did a refinance on our home several years ago. Because of the excessive underwriting garbage, I almost switched to another company at the last minute. We got everything together but I came very close to persuading my wife to go with the different company.
Claude, Thank you for sharing your feedback! We will use it to improve our services.
Reviewed June 2, 2017
The reverse mortgage sounded like a clean deal to me. I’m going to be 80 years old so the timing was right. Also, I didn’t have to work down on the house. The experience with the loan officer was good. My contact was with only one individual and I still contact him every now and then. He had all the information that I needed and he guided me through everything that I had to do which was good. I felt comfortable with them and my experience worked out fine. I would recommend Liberty Home to someone.
Reviewed June 1, 2017
I started doing the loan with the people from Michigan and it took them three months to get the fund ready. Then they sent it to Liberty to be purchased. I got a call from the gentleman who came to visit me talking to me about it, and I never heard from him that's why I didn't do the loan with him. I sent him months of bank statement and he said that they won't need that. If I sign it over, then they'll do it. When the papers arrived, the interest rate on the agreement was different than what was on the document so I refused to sign. That's when Pete came in and we transferred the loan to Liberty. I gave it to him in January and we finally closed. After the loan funded, I paid for my appraisal copy and I have to give him that then I had to contact him five different times to get it back.
I also agreed to pay the appraisal and had an issue whether or not it was fully paid. One of the problems I had with both of them was I wanted to pay a portion. And they wanted me to pay a portion of my homeowner's association fee. I told them that I don't want to finance my homeowner's fee and would rather pay it in advance. I have to do that because my homeowner's association is the most disorganized thing I've ever seen and they'd never be able to figure out what to do with the partial payment. I have to have it absolutely identified or they don't know where to put it.
I felt like I had no control since everything was being done elsewhere. All the personal services are never gonna happen because my loan is somewhere on the East Coast for servicing, the processors were in Oregon, the man who helped me is in San Diego, and the title company was in Northern California. I know they can sell it and I suspect it will bounce around a lot. I can't believe that people from other services are still calling me saying, "Well, I'll call you back in 18 months and maybe you'll get a lower interest rate." I'd rather shoot myself than go through this again. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody.
Reviewed June 1, 2017
Liberty was referred to me by one of my friends. I'm on a limited income and I have medical bills and I'm trying to utilize the equity that I have now. The loan officer from Liberty had a very good impact on me. He was very knowledgeable, informative and had a human ethic approach. The customer service followed up anytime we had to change or we had a little hiccup. He was always professional with my interest in mind. And when I had questions, he got back to me quickly so, it was a very good service. The educational process was explained very clearly and was followed up with questions. Everything is showed up in the pack and it was exactly what we talked about.
Reviewed May 31, 2017
I was looking for reverse mortgage companies because of my finances and I had four of them lined up but I went with Liberty because of their people. Paul was the first contact and he was really helpful. My loan officer kept me posted all the time and answered any of my questions. I felt very comfortable with them. I got an hour and a half interview with FHA client interview. So, they informed me quite a bit also. Overall, they’re customer-orientated. Anytime I had any questions or anything, I call them and they get an answer for me right away. So, I felt a little more secure with Liberty than other people. The people on the reverse mortgage are salespeople and they’re not just like your banker giving you a loan. And so, some of them called me right back but some of them didn’t. And with the conversations I had with Liberty, I felt that it was the company I needed. The process took a couple of months, which was a long time but it was fine.
Reviewed May 31, 2017
Years ago, my partner thought that Liberty Home Equity Solutions is one of the best we can choose for refinancing the house. Then a year later, my partner passed away and I desperately needed some money. Social Security took away half of my income. I then had a phone call from Alan and then we refinanced the house and I got more money. It was very quick, peacefully and fast. In the time, I was very tight on money, I was very happy to choose them. I will keep the house as to how long I'm alive and I don't have sisters and brothers, so I figured if something should happen to me, then they can take the house automatically.
Their loan officer called me every other day or I called him when I had a secretary and she filled out all the paperwork, I signed it and send it back right away to the sales person. He was very polite and friendly, and he explained to me what happened or what not can happen. He was not pushy. At first, he said that I could only get half of the money, but I explained to them that I can handle the whole amount of money and there was no problem either way. So, I took for this year the amount and paid some bills and got a few dollar and then in April, I get a second loan. Everybody really was very friendly and very polite and they helped me with whatever they can help me.
Reviewed May 26, 2017
I like the features of reverse mortgage, the agent that I was talking to and the explanation that he gave and the attention that he paid to us. The interactions were good, personable, available and attentive and I found their guidance to be excellent. The loan was finally funded by Ocwen but dealing with them has been a challenge. I have been in touch with my person at Liberty and he's trying to do as much as he can but it's very limited. Other than that, it's been a professional, protective, thorough and very knowledgeable experience.
Reviewed May 25, 2017
The loan officer from Liberty was very pleasant. But I want my original papers back and I haven't gotten any of them. Other than that, everything was nice. Liberty is a great company to do business with and my experience with them went very well. It was fast and I was very surprised.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Donna! We apologize for your recent experience and would like to assist you. Someone from our team will be following up shortly to assist you with a resolution.
Reviewed May 24, 2017
We did a reverse mortgage with Liberty Home Equity Solutions because it was the best deal for us since I’m 78 years old and my wife is 73. I had to go to a counseling session at first before I could do anything about it so they could explain the pros and cons of the situation. It was informative and it was what I had figured ahead of time. The loan officer was okay but they moved awfully slow. They also told me they didn't sell their loans, but they had sold it right away to Ocwen. I didn't appreciate them lying to me.
Vernon, We apologize for this miscommunication. Our team will contact you privately to clarify.
Reviewed May 24, 2017
We lost our mortgage business and I survived a bankruptcy after my husband passed away. He must have been gone for five years then and I was alone. I had so few resources and I was 67 years old. All I had was social security. I looked at getting a refinance but I didn't have credit to be able to do that with Wells Fargo. And it wouldn't have been enough money anyway. It wouldn't have solved the problem and I feel bad that I'm living off of my son's inheritance, but he's far better off than I am. So he was very supportive of me going this way. So the reverse mortgage was a life saver for me. Otherwise, I would have had to sell my home and downsize and go live in some senior manufactured home parks somewhere.
I entered an estimate request online and then I received a call from Liberty. I liked the loan officer, Nelda **. She was very responsive, very professional, compassionate and courteous, and just really followed through on everything. Unfortunately, things were taken to the next level with the processor that I really didn't care for. I didn't care for her people skills and her attitude. She told me that they're still looking for an appraiser to come out two days after the appraiser was already here. It's like there was not left hand knowing what the right hand was doing in certain areas.
I was really considering moving my loan to another company at the recommendation of my realtor but the manager, Garrett ** got involved and spoke directly to the engineering inspector. There were just some misunderstandings because there were a lot of steps where things were falling through. He got it all leveled out and got everything pushed through and resolved.
My situation was more difficult and complicated than most, it wasn't just a straightforward loan. But in the final result of it, I was very happy to be able to get that loan, stay in my house and have enough of the credit line to do the maintenance things that start happening when your home is over 15 years old. So I'd recommend Liberty even though there were bumps along the way.
Reviewed May 23, 2017
My wife and I are both retired. We don't have a huge income but we had a lot of equity in the house. We felt we could use that to our advantage, make things a little bit easier, and do some things that we couldn't do otherwise. So a reverse mortgage seemed like the best fit for us then. I looked for reverse mortgages and went on the internet. Liberty was the first one that popped up and I liked that we had to go through all the test and take the classes from HUD in order to qualify for them. I felt it wasn't gonna be a ripoff and it was a good legitimate company.
Everything was great with the loan officers. The two people who I talked to most were really incredible. They could answer all my questions easily, and seemed very pleasant, professional, and knowledgeable. They gave me any information I asked for. My wife and I discussed everything and decided what we wanted to do, and everyone we talked to there was helpful to us in accomplishing it. If somebody was looking for a reverse mortgage, I would certainly recommend Liberty. It was an excellent and painless experience with them.
Reviewed May 23, 2017
The first time I heard about Liberty was when I got a reverse mortgage. The gentleman that I worked with the first time was very knowledgeable and seemed to be very honest and forthright. It was a tough decision to make and I didn't wanna do it but getting a reverse mortgage seemed like the way for me to go and I don't know what else I would have done. I needed cash but didn't want to be borrowing more money because I wanted to pay off bills and my house was totally paid for. And he was really good about helping me get through it.
After that, I started working with AAG but they really messed me up badly. I was six months into the process and I still did not have it completed with AAG. My house had to be appraised twice and to this day, we have no idea why the appraisal kept going down instead of up. I had wiped out the inside of my house and it had new everything and all the houses around here are going up even if some of these weren't even touched and were still ala 1998 mode. Then AAG wanted some paperwork from Liberty so I talked to Liberty and Carol said, "We'd like to keep your business."
I renewed with Liberty and when I decided to go ahead, my house increased in value quite a bit and I was then able to get more money out of it. Carol was very knowledgeable, supportive and helpful. She did a wonderful job. It's been closed now maybe a month, but up to now if I would call her and ask her a question, she's gotten back with me and answered it. I have told the people what I've gone through with Liberty.
Reviewed May 22, 2017
I had heart surgery a few years back and realized that all our money was in our house and if I kicked off, my wife couldn't get to it. We were perfect candidates for a reverse mortgage because we had a lot of equity and not much of a mortgage left. They treated us well and made good when we drew stuff out. The representative, Ann, was excellent. So we got a reverse mortgage from Liberty for the second time and since I was already with them, we got a couple of discounts, especially for the closing cost which was good for us. I’m very satisfied with our experience with Liberty.
Reviewed May 22, 2017
We worked with Judy and Steve of Liberty Home. Judy is absolutely fantastic and knows her business inside and out. She had an answer to any question. Steve is kind of a newbie and he had to go back and ask Judy some of the questions we asked him. But other than that, our interactions were wonderful. We were very satisfied with the results.
Reviewed May 21, 2017
I had already done a reverse mortgage with another company and I hated them. So, I got in to my own money and paid it off to get rid of them. Almost 2 and a half years ago, I wanted to put a new kitchen in so I contacted Liberty. Then about three months ago, they sent me something in the mail that said they could refinance my reverse mortgage so I did it. I wanted to paint my fence, car port, and side porch. I had paints that I wanted done on the house but I didn’t want to take out of my income to pay for them because it would leave me with no money at all. And I’ve done quite a bit of work already. I’ve gotten the beds and one room of the house painted. I’ve gotten new light fixtures, too.
Both times with Liberty, the people I dealt with were fabulous. Paul was my original contact this time and he’s a living doll. He’s so polite and so courteous. He’s fabulous. But the one thing that I absolutely hated was my house appraised for $70,000 and they said it was only worth $53,000. They haven’t seen the house and I’ve got $145,000 in this house. They did not compare my house to another house like it that had rework done on it. They compared it with some real dumps. That was like slapping my face. And I’ve got to wait a whole other year for an extra two-grand. But in order to get the two-grand, I had to spend almost $1,000 which made no sense to me. The new reverse mortgage sucks as opposed to what it used to be. But though I no longer believe in the reverse mortgage process, I would refer anyone to Liberty. I was treated with courtesy and respect. They’re wonderful. They devalued my house and that upset me but everything else about the experience was perfect.
Reviewed May 20, 2017
Doing a reverse mortgage seemed to fit my needs more because I didn’t want the expense of taking out a home equity loan. Liberty's customer service features seemed better than others. I talked to several different companies and their representatives, and I liked the way that Liberty approached the process better. They weren't high-pressure and always answered my questions. Also, I got good references from people who had used their products.
Reggie, the rep who I worked with, walked me through all the procedures and was very helpful. He would respond to me almost immediately when I had a question, and when he did, it seemed to be the same thing that other people had been told when I checked the references so I felt confident that I was getting the right answers. I received very good guidance and the information I got during the HUD counseling was very helpful. It's probably one of the smoothest financial transactions I've ever been through and it was handled a lot faster than I thought it would be even though it was done pretty much long distance. I've heard stories where it took six months, but mine was done in about eight weeks. I also heard stories that the closing costs were astronomical, but Liberty's weren't very much at all. Overall, I was really pleased with how it worked and I've already recommended Liberty to other people.
Reviewed May 19, 2017
My financial advisor told me that I should look into reverse mortgages and he gave me three or four companies. One was with Nationwide and one was a Liberty representative. I called those numbers and asked for some information. Then I met with representatives from three to four different companies. My son is an economist for Federal Reserve so I asked him to help me understand what's the best way I should go. We eventually decided we want to go with Liberty because the program I went with was one where there wasn't any money down upfront. It's very good.
My financial advisor told me that a reverse mortgage is a good risk option. We have no intention of ever taking any loan. It's just an option that we would have sitting there over the next 10 or 15 years. So at the time we'd decide to sell our home with the housing market depressed, we have another way to go about selling our home. If it's more economical for us to take advantage of the loan available at that time, that's what we'd probably do.
The person I worked with was Larry. We met him a couple different times and he explained the program and how it worked. After a while, I decided that based on what I wanted to accomplish, this is the best program for me to take. The only information I got was what the representative shared with me. Then I did this phone interview with some organization. Between those two situations, that's how I reached a consensus. Then I got a book and I read it about reverse mortgages. That's how we did it. I shared it with my sister-in-law. She's buying a home in Colorado, and Larry gave us a representative in Colorado. And she's going to use the Liberty product to purchase her home in Colorado Springs.
Reviewed May 18, 2017
I'm happy that I went with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. They seemed like the best option for me. Their guys all did their job very well and professionally and they're very understanding. They explained everything in detail so I understood what was going on.
Reviewed May 17, 2017
I have a wife who is either in a wheelchair or in a chair. And after a year's full time help has come in, my funds were almost non-existent. I had to have some money to keep her at home so I got a reverse mortgage. My son from Dallas said that Liberty was one of the better ones. I contacted the one that he said was number one but they were kind of pushy. I had a good relation with the lady who contacted me from Liberty so I went with them. At first, the experience was wonderful. I was very enthused about the lady who I was dealing with. When they told me that she no longer worked there, I was disappointed and almost quit at that time (which I probably should have). And later on, it was indifferent.
I saw a notary public lady who had all the papers and she said, "Oh, we got to do and sign these and we'll send them in." So we did that. However, I was not thrilled when I found out that Liberty was not going to be what they originally said they were. They had sold my loan to somebody else. I told them that but nonetheless, that's the way it is. I received a letter after the first disbursement saying that the interest that they would charge was going to go up. So, I expect that every month. I'll probably stay with them for a year or two and then I'll sell my house and we'd go into an assisted living somewhere. Everything has worked like it was originally supposed to work though. I'm paying a little more than the insurance company pays. So, I have to come out about $100 a week to make the payments and also to get a caregiver. I'm pretty well-satisfied but if I had to do it again, I probably wouldn't do it with Liberty.
Edward, Thank you for providing feedback about your experience working with Liberty! We appreciate the opportunity to improve our customer experience.
Reviewed May 16, 2017
My significant other, Earl, has a reverse mortgage through someone else, and we refinanced the reverse mortgage through Liberty Home because I know somebody who works there. The loan officers were awesome. I used to do reverse mortgages so I'm pretty knowledgeable about that myself. It's been a lot of years though and things have changed since I did them. But they were awesome. I called them, they got right back to me and they knew what they were talking about. There was never a second wait. Everybody is in the process and kept in touch with me. They were very good about getting the counseling done. I have a hard of hearing boyfriend and they worked with me so it made things very easy for us. I was very impressed with them. I never had a better experience in my life. They're the best mortgage company I've ever worked with and I've been bragging about the company already. I would recommend them highly.
Reviewed May 15, 2017
Steve from Liberty contacted me and was persistent in staying touch with me. Reverse mortgage was the only one left open to me and in the end, he came up with a better deal. He was there the whole time. He answered all my questions and was also there at the closing. Any fears that I had, he would double-check and come back with an answer. He made sure that I didn’t have any questions or issues. But I'd say my experience with Liberty itself was a little negative because they came back the day of the closing and the closing costs were higher than I had been quoted. They explained why and I understood, but I didn’t appreciate being topped on at the last minute. But it was a good experience overall.
Updated review: June 17, 2017
I would just like to update my initial review back on 5/14/17. I have received my $100.00 Visa gift card and Liberty has kept their promise AOK. Thank You.
Original Review: May 14, 2017
I applied for a reverse mortgage with Janice ** at ** and I gave her 4 proposals- RMF, synergyonelending, reversemortgages.com and Live Well Financial and she could not match not 1 of them. Their website-libertyreversemortgage.com states "the Liberty iron clad guarantee-pricing promise" that if they fail to beat or match any offering that they will give you a $100.00 visa gift card. Janice never said to me that she would be sending this. This is false marketing and advertising and is in the grey area of being illegal and fraudulent. Steer clear of this company. I warn you.
Hello Basil, We sincerely apologize about your experience with Liberty. We appreciate your feedback and would like to make things right. Someone from our customer service team will be contacting you within 48 hours to help assist with your resolution.
Reviewed May 14, 2017
My home is paid for and I knew I needed a new roof and various things. I live on a fixed income and a reverse mortgage was the best and only way to be able to do it. Going with Liberty was a shot in the dark but they were all very friendly, nice and it was explained to me extremely well. I had loan counseling and the guidance I had was very thorough. It took longer than I thought it would but it worked out great.
Reviewed May 13, 2017
I am very satisfied with Liberty Home Equity Solutions. Their process was very simple, easy, and nice. The people who work there were all good. They are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. They gave me good guidance in my reverse mortgage decisions.
Reviewed May 12, 2017
I got a reverse mortgage when the price of real estate was low. Our property is so much higher now that I remortgaged my remortgage. I picked Liberty Home Equity Solutions which was the closest to home. Their reps were friendly, gracious and kind. Whenever I had a question, I got an answer either through email, direct mail or phone call. They also gave me all the information I needed. Liberty Home Equity Solutions showed me that they were for real and I am very satisfied with them.
Reviewed May 11, 2017
I was looking for reverse mortgages online and Liberty met the needs of my mother's current financial situation. I also liked the people who helped me. The first contact I had was excellent. Then I dealt with 2 other reps, Margaret and Howard. Howard made me feel like he personally was involved. I felt that I trusted him. He is an elderly gentleman - a gentleman in its nicest way. He took whatever time I needed so I can fully understand what we were doing. He laid out the options for me and the best way to do it. These three people were caring and efficient. They were all patient and helpful. They walked me through the process and got it done.
Reviewed May 10, 2017
We're both elderly and our income is on social security. The income will be lost if one of us was to pass away so it would not be any helpful to anybody else. We felt that if we went the reverse mortgage route, we would be able to get the equities in the house to work for the survivor of the two of us. I started my inquiry into it and see how it worked. We've been looking into it for a year or so, and we decided to make the move. We've only been with Liberty for a couple of months but I don't foresee any problem with it. The way I was instructed by the person we had consulted with before we made anything is that, it's pretty much all controlled by HUD and it's not like it was when it started out 10, 12 years ago. It's all kinds of rules and regulations on it. And if we have any problem, we go right to the Federal Housing Department and make our complaint there. I had no problems with Liberty at all and I'd recommend them to a friend.
Reviewed May 9, 2017
My loan officer from Liberty Home Equity did a fine job. He was courteous and professional and was able to fit my needs into everything that was going on. I felt that Liberty discussed all my options with me and I was completely satisfied. Any questions I had, they explained to me. Everything went pretty smooth and just like they said it would.
Reviewed May 8, 2017
I had some debt and I wasn't able to get other products other than reverse mortgage. My daughter went online for me looking for debt solutions. She looked up a few and thought that Liberty Home Equity Solutions was fine. They were just about the best thing I have ever worked with. They were right in line with everything and answered all questions. They gave me more than what I needed as far as information went and they were all very patient. They told me anything I didn't ask for and became more aware of. In my situation, they really had everything that I could look for in anybody that I would go to in the time of help, and they were there for me. I really like them a lot and would refer them to others.
Reviewed May 7, 2017
We had an enjoyable experience with Liberty. This is my second reverse mortgage and Liberty's rates on the loan were much more advantageous to us versus a couple of the other ones. Also, it was very easy to deal with Reggie, the rep from Liberty who we spoke with. He answered all our questions. We called and emailed back-and-forth. I had to scan some documents to my computer and email them to him. And everything went smoothly. He wasn't a pushy person and not the average salesman. He pretty much laid everything out on the table and gave us the option to go forward or not. And it was pretty straightforward.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
Liberty Home Equity Solutions tried to make the experience well for me as much as they could and I've received nice guidance from them. But I owed my ex-wife some money out of it and she and her lawyer were bugging me. I was trying to hurry but I wasn’t hurrying fast enough so I had to pay a penalty. It was a little bit slow with Liberty. They kept adding stuff to it every time I thought it was over with. But finally, I got it over with.
Reviewed May 5, 2017
Reverse mortgage best fits our needs and our experience with Liberty was very good. It has helped us with our bills. Also, our loan officer was fine. We didn't have any problems with them and I would recommend them.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
We're in our 70s and reverse mortgage is the best way to get out of a mortgage payment. The guy who was helping us with our reverse mortgage put me through to Liberty Home Equity Solutions. The process went very smoothly. Their loan officer was helpful and was able to answer my questions. However, since that time, we have been getting mails about every other day from Liberty wanting me to borrow $201,000 and I'd like to see that stop.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
I liked the way the Liberty representative who came to our house did business. I also liked the information that we were given and the monetary amounts that came out better for us. And so I chose to get a reverse mortgage through them. Liberty's loan officer, Marty, was extremely knowledgeable. He answered all our questions and was on call. We could call, text or email him and he answered us very quickly. Moreover, he got us a better deal.
Liberty's reverse mortgage did what it needed to do. It eliminated my mortgage and gave me the equity in an account. Also, the person in the office who called us kept us abreast of everything that was happening. She also gave us her number in case we had any questions. I couldn't ask for more. Liberty Home Equity was a pleasure to deal with.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
We are retired and facing dwindling income... so the advantages of a reverse mortgage were very appealing... allowing us to remain in our home, with less financial stress. Our experience with the Liberty Home Equity Solutions team has been very positive. Most importantly our loan counselor (for the Pennsylvania area) explained everything slowly and in detail. He was always available and kept us updated during the entire process. He never let more than 2 days go by, without calling us to keep us updated on the status and reassure us that things were progressing. Within three months we had our home equity loan, with a closing arranged right in our house! We are totally satisfied with our entire experience with Liberty Home Equity and would highly recommend them!
Reviewed May 2, 2017
Linda from Liberty Equity was wonderful. When I looked for reverse mortgage names and picked Liberty out of there, she then called me back the next day and we got started. She got everything done when needed and kept in touch with me through the process. During our one-on-one, I wasn’t just another person looking for a loan. She was very personable and professional. The guidance that she gave me was great.
I was a little bit nervous about it at first. I didn’t know exactly what it entailed, and how much money I might be losing or gaining. But she reassured me and showed me how it worked, and how my equity worked, and what my interest would be. Everything was all in black and white, and upfront. Linda was excited for me as I was. She fought for me to get the loan and what I needed in my life at this point. She was very understanding about my situation. It wasn’t just a company getting a loan for me. But it was somebody taking care of my life right now that I needed.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
When you’re older, it's a big step to borrow any kind of money. We had to become totally unencumbered. I had gone to a financial program at church. So we figured once we got squared away, I would approach Social Security and ask them to no longer take that because I don’t believe that we are going to have a tax burden once we’re totally just on Social Security, which will be 2016 taxes. When Paul retired last May, he paid off the mortgage when he got his profit sharing and 401K. Reverse Mortgage was the option for us because there was no payment involved. We didn’t want to remortgage and have a payment because now we’re both living on just Social Security.
We approached three different companies for a reverse mortgage. One, we never heard anything from. Liberty got right back to us. And the other one was two weeks late. They were as eager as we were. We explained to our kids that whatever we own will be split seven ways. However, we have to live while we’re still here and they all understand that. It wasn’t about travel, it wasn’t about buying something extravagant. Neither one of us are like that. So it really was more for a security buffer. Just to know that if anything happened, medically or whatever, we’d be able to back it up. One of the things that impressed me when we went to the HUD counselor and what Liberty had told us is like they’re both reading out the same script. In this day and age, you don’t catch that very often. A little bit of verbatim, they’d be different but they were all like reading out the same script. That means you have to believe.
Richard, our loan officer, was very attentive. He was on the phone quite often. He would call just to see how everything was going and did we have any questions. A couple of times I had questions and I called Richard. He gave me his direct line and he was right there. The guidance we received has been wonderful. They were right on the money because then when we went and met with the HUD counselor, everything that they told us, she backed it up. He didn’t mislead us at all. He told us exactly what it was all about. Then she told us the same thing.
We dealt with Richard until it came down to the final part of it when they were writing up the mortgage papers and going for the closing. There was a committee at Liberty that handles that. We were very pleased with Liberty, Richard and with all of the people we've dealt with. I would recommend them to anybody and we have. But it’s still that day and age where people are in a panic over reverse mortgages. We wanted people to get into it and have a mortgage that has to be paid off in the process and they don’t end up with what they thought they were going to get. Because out of that what they would have gotten, their mortgage had to be satisfied.
Reviewed April 29, 2017
I went online looking at and comparing different companies that were offering reverse mortgages. I read a bad review wherein somebody that had used one of the big companies, after wasting 90 days trying to get their loan done, pulled their loan app, went to Liberty and had it done in 30 days. That's what prompted me to call. Also, a friend of mine ended up doing a reverse mortgage. She used a broker but the loan ended up with Liberty. I had been thinking about doing a reverse mortgage for several years and was just apprehensive. But once I talked to Cindy, the loan officer, I was comfortable and ready to do it. She answered every question I had and she did right on cue anything she said she was gonna do. It was an extremely positive experience with Liberty.
Reviewed April 28, 2017
This was the second time that we worked with Liberty Home Equity Solutions and we didn't have any problems. We were revising a reverse mortgage and that was best suited to what we needed. My loan officer did a good job and I talked with him so much on the phone. He also had other people that backed him up when he wasn't there or when there was a question that he didn't have the answer for, so I felt comfortable. When we got finished, we could trust Liberty and we're happy that we did it.
Reviewed April 27, 2017
We're both retired and we wanted to save the monthly outflow so we chose a reverse mortgage with Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. We dealt with Eric and Peggy. Both of them were excellent. My wife talked mostly with Peggy while I talked mostly with Eric. They answered every question we had, which was limited because information was covered good from the get go. They were also very personable. Eric even called a couple of days ago again to see how things were going. It's sad that more people don't know about the reverse mortgage for purchase. It's a slick program and everybody we've talked to about it and explained said, "Whoa! That sounds too good to be true." I said, "Well, we got it. So, it is true." It has been wonderful.
Reviewed April 26, 2017
The people at Liberty Home have been very cordial and helpful. I liked their rep who came to the house. He was very good. On the other hand, I thought that maybe Liberty would disperse the money a little faster than five days, but it takes about seven days. Once I get used to that, I'll be okay.
Reviewed April 25, 2017
If we won the lottery, we'd be able to pull our mortgage back in a year if we wanted to. But Liberty Home Equity Solutions gave us options and that's why we did it. We checked with some reverse mortgage providers and one of our problems was my husband is blind and deaf so we needed to have somebody come to the house to talk to him face to face. The guy from Omaha was the one who came, sat at our kitchen table, and discussed things with us twice. He came a couple of times so it benefited my husband. My husband did not want to leave where we live and did not want to do it. We live in a small lake and we've been there for 40 years, and he's 80 so he wanted to stay. I was ready to sell up and move up north but he wouldn't because we have a lake up there, too. But after having a couple of conversations with Liberty, he said, "It looks like we can get out of it if we wanted to."
The only objection I had to it was the guy who appraised our property did not give us what it should have been and therefore we ended up with less money. He didn't give us the 60%. I'm realtor so I knew the value of the property. I paid $400 for the appraisal so I did not want to pay that again because I did have that option. I have talked to somebody else, went through things, and saw if it was different. It was less than $10,000 so I decided not to do it.
At the same time that we were doing our mortgage with Liberty, we had a neighbor whose house was smaller than mine and sold it for $295,000. We have the biggest lot on the lake and it was appraised at $300,000. That's why I was dragging my feet. I've talked to the gal that bought the house and she said, "I could have paid them less but I knew there were people out there waiting to buy it so I just went ahead with it." Mine appraised for $224,000 but it's bigger and it has the biggest lot on the lake. I had a friend who also went with Liberty and she declined for the same reason. She did not think they gave the property the correct value.
Reviewed April 23, 2017
I liked talking to Judy, the loan officer that I started out with at Liberty Home Equity Solutions. She was a pretty good talker and was friendly. Liberty also provided me good guidance and I had a commendable experience with them. They were very helpful and informative so I didn't have any problems. However, the problem was with Ocwen. I got a letter from them saying that the loan services were changed, but the loan number is not even the same so I didn't understand that. I then tried to get a hold of somebody at Ocwen Loan Services.
There's too much bureaucracy and it's a little awkward. I can't do stuff because I have to call so and so, they don't handle this, this is what this is, or that my loan number should be in my welcome package. But I never received a welcome package from them so they're going to send me one now. I assumed that everything was cozy. But when somebody called up, there was usually a problem. For instance, I have a line of credit set up and I wanted to change that line. To make a change to the situation I now have to send a letter because talking to so many on the phone is not good enough and email is not good enough. It's too much required from the consumer. I wrote them a letter today and I registered. Additionally, they have people on the phone that they don't give permission to make a decision.
I talked to Judy and she was always very helpful and understanding. I told her that and I told everybody I've talked to. I'm an engineer and I don't want correct the symptoms but I want to correct the cause. If it's stopped with the people that I talked to, then it's not going anywhere. But if they pass it on, maybe some changes will happen.
Reviewed April 22, 2017
My loan officer at Liberty was fine. The process was not the easiest thing in the world to understand but he did a fine job trying to explain it all to me. He was there when I needed questions answered. It wasn't a bad experience but it was an experience that I would have preferred not to have done. I had some issues with the hospital bills with my sons and I needed to take care of them. Those were surprise stuffs and going with Liberty was the best way to go about it. There was more paperwork in a reverse mortgage than there was on a mortgage. The procedure also took a whole lot longer than I thought because my situation was a little messed up to begin with. But, we got through it and gave a shot with whatever the situation was.
The insurance confusion was partially my problem because I was looking for a better rate. I had two companies and it turned out that the one that I selected then doubled the rate. It was $2,600 instead of the $1,300 that I was quoted. Esurance is going to check that for a discount from $1,300 to $1,000 a year. They dropped their rate from $1,300 to compete with the other companies. I'm going to hook up with Liberty today and hopefully get the final paperwork on it to settle as who will handle my home mortgage insurance. I'm waiting to finalize that it works as far as my escrow situation is concerned.
Reviewed April 21, 2017
My experience with Liberty Home Equity Solutions was really great. My daughter-in-law and her mother and Gary, her husband, had gone with Liberty and Daniel went down there. He was the one that came out and talked to me when I was thinking about doing it. I had my son and my daughter with me so that they could ask questions if I forgot to ask something. He was patient and was here two hours with us.
Then, they came to close it out. Everything went smooth and didn't take long which was what I liked. They were a little over the time that they said they would close out, but it wasn't probably about a week so it wasn't bad. Everything went smooth. It's in the bank and I'm having work done. I'm using the money to upgrade the house and left some in there if an emergency comes up. I've spent some of it because I'm having new glass sliding doors and a storm door put in. I've already got my hardwood flooring for my kitchen, living room, and dining room. I'm waiting for them to get the sliding doors in, so the guy can come put down my flooring. Also, I've got the payment for the inside and outside setup, so I got that going.
So far, I'm doing good. Daniel called to see how we were doing and I said that we're doing fine. So, he checked up on us after we had signed, closed out, and it was really nice. Liberty did everything that they should do. I would recommend them. In fact, I've recommended them to a couple of people and gave them Daniel's card. I was really impressed with him.
Reviewed April 20, 2017
Liberty is the best place I've ever seen in my life. They are wonderful, and that's because of Christine. She's the best in the way she interacted with us and being very patient. We did a reverse mortgage and at the end, they told us we couldn't do it because of my husband. Christine said that it was too early for me then. By the time I was starting to make 62, we called each other and that's how we all got started. She made me understand everything. She's still going through things with me and helping me out a little bit with a lot of things. I'm glad that we did our reverse mortgage through Liberty because we always have money put up. It's beautiful.
Reviewed April 19, 2017
I'm 82 years old and I have a lot of equity in my home. I'm not sure if my heirs are interested that much in my home so I figured I would go into a reverse mortgage. I plan to stay in the house. Then, I have a second home. Liberty Home Equity Solutions is a little behind times in terms of using technology. They needed to get into the 21st century. They asked all kinds of stupid requests to justify my loan, which I assume was a government requirement. It was pretty annoying. But, it got done. My loan officer named Anthony was very good and informative. He answered all my questions and attended to my needs. Also, the guidance I received from Liberty was good and educational.
Reviewed April 10, 2017
My wife looked Liberty up on the website and said that they were at a good rating. So, we went with them, and our experience with them was okay. The process took a long time but that’s normal, and everything seemed to work out all right. Also, their lady rep was really good at informing us of what was going on. However, their general fees were more expensive than some of the others, and some places didn’t charge some of the fees they did. They said the appraisal was $400, but it ended up being $550. We paid the appraisal and then they billed us again for the appraisal, but we finally got it back. There was also another charge that we weren't supposed to get, but they ended up giving that back to us, too in a reasonable amount of time.
Reviewed April 9, 2017
I needed to be able to not be paying a mortgage, and a reverse mortgage was best for what I needed. A reverse mortgage doesn't always make sense up front when you're first learning about it, and the Liberty loan officer explained everything and answered all my questions. He came out to me to fill out all the paperwork. I did not have to go to his office. He was really nice to work with and I appreciated that he took plenty of time to explain things to me. There was a couple of times that I didn't have some of the right stuff that I had to send in, but I could just fax it to them or scan it so that worked out real well. I would recommend them.
Reviewed April 9, 2017
The loan officer was courteous and answered all of my questions, but the communication about the closing cost wasn't very thorough. A lot of it was because I misunderstood what they were saying. I'm not a financial person, so sometimes things are lost in the translation. But when I got the documents, it was all very clear. Maybe it was just that I read better than I hear. Everybody that I dealt with was very thorough and professional.
Reviewed April 8, 2017
A person at church that I trusted gave me Phil's name at Liberty Home Equity and I got a reverse mortgage from them because of Phil. He helped me through the process and I got some money here last week. I'm just getting ready to pay off the pickup. The lady loan officer was real nice and very thorough in a meeting I had with her. I miscalculated on what I owed and had to ask her to send me some more papers to increase the amount that I borrowed and everything has turned out all right. It was fine overall with Liberty.
Reviewed April 8, 2017
I own my house free and clear. I'm getting old and don't have any family to leave it to and figured I'm sitting on a cash box. My initial contact with Liberty Home Equity Solutions was really good. Also, I didn't want to apply to too many companies because each inquiry drops the credit score 41 points so I was limited to one. And after I talked to Liberty, I called my friend who was with them, too. The loan officers were really proficient and excellent. I wrote to their supervisors and complimented them. I received good guidance from them, too. But I had one negative at the end which was the closing notary that they sent. It was really bad, though it was a third party and wasn't part of the company.
Reviewed April 7, 2017
I decided to get a reverse mortgage because it fits my needs from the payment. I had my mom in my house and other people helped. And when they left, everything changed. My mom passed away. She got me this house like she was living in it. So, it's a special thing and I needed to keep it rather than move. I went with Liberty Home Equity and have done two reverse mortgages with them at the same time of the year. The first one was a little hard. Laura, the loan officer was distanced and was just busy during that time. But she came out here for the first information, then we work through the process and then she came out with the notary. I liked that. In contrast, Jim, the loan officer during my second reverse mortgage, didn't do that. But he must have done differently because he knew that I had gone through it once. But he was okay. He even sent me a thank you card, which was very nice of him.
The only guidance that was different is because my house appraised so well that we had to switch it from the 6th which I had it originally to the variable. So, now I have a credit line which I'm leaving. Jim had to tell me the differences between them because I have big fears about going variable. But now, I don't. In fact, the lady that came that does the notary had the exact same loan with the same servicer. She's got her variable monthly, mine is yearly. She told me not to fret about it and that there's an advantage to it which she shared with me.
The appraiser was wonderful too. She was here in the area. But the only thing I would have really preferred is to do my paperwork like I did first time around with Laura here at the house and her giving me the upfront information. I do prefer to have a little bit more hands-on during the process than by phone or by mail. And this is the most important asset that Liberty has which is very important to people. Unfortunately, it does take a little bit more time and effort to make that personal call to come out, give the information upfront, explain it all to them, and get the process going. But that's the way to do it. I know they’re all over the place and it's hard to do that. But nonetheless, there are people that appreciate that. And I think people would probably wanna go with Liberty a lot quicker when they know that.
Reviewed April 7, 2017
I chose a reverse mortgage mainly because it was a legal deal. This was my last resort. My wife and I are over 70 and we figured what difference did it make. I was gonna refinance and I originally had went through people I'd finance before to get a refinance. But I'd had to file bankruptcy about three years ago and I basically didn't qualify for FHA. It was a personal service in a sense from the local agent named Gary that I got, which set me up with Liberty. The agent came to the house and we sat down and talked over stuff rather than on the telephone or over the internet. However, Liberty cost me a little more money.
Everything was cleared up. I decided I wanted some equity in my house which I really wasn't ready to sell. I haven’t used any of the money, but it gave me the freedom to do what I wanted to do. It also gave me and my wife some flexibility we didn't have. I'd recommend Liberty if I know anybody else that's looking to reverse mortgage and tell them to contact Liberty and see what they can do anyway.
Reviewed April 6, 2017
After I expressed interest through AAG, Liberty contacted me. I assumed that they were a part of a bank holding company that was owned by AAG. I didn't have a preference as to who handles the reverse mortgage, but I had a lot of questions about it. They answered my questions and sent me literature and I read it over. I was a broker/owner for 30 years. So I was familiar with the mortgage instruments in general and it was natural for me just to ask questions. I knew which questions to ask and they did a good job with providing me answers. The loan closer sucked but the originator did a great job for us. I'd recommend Liberty.
Reviewed April 6, 2017
My brother had a reverse mortgage and said it alleviates a lot of worry. So we thought we'll give it a shot. My wife called someone with Liberty and he was honest. He explained things and was to the point. We were happy with the way he pulled it off. Everything was good with the loan officers too. They were patient and good at explaining. If we didn't understand, all we had to do was say so and they would go to great depths to explain it. However, getting the mortgage was a little slow and altogether, took almost a year. But that wasn't their fault because when we needed them they were busy and when they needed us we were busy as well. If anybody ever ask me, I will recommend them.
Reviewed April 6, 2017
We thought a reverse mortgage would work better for us. We just closed and so far, so good. Angie and Peggy did a fabulous job. We would recommend Liberty Home Equity. It's nice knowing that we don't have a house payment now.
Reviewed April 5, 2017
I've been battling cancer for 10 years and I've got medical bills. We have everything we need, but it doesn't pay anything substantial on all these medical bills. Our income is not big and mortgage was $500 a month. So to get rid of that, we decided to go with a reverse mortgage. Liberty Home was so helpful and did everything to get us the reverse mortgage. The rep we were assigned to, Anthony, was wonderful. The people they turned us over to in Michigan were also great.
Reviewed April 5, 2017
I was looking around at reverse mortgages and talked to about three of them. One of them didn't really seem to think much of the whole idea. So, I left them out. I came across Liberty and one other outfit. Liberty is in the Sacramento area. I could get down there if I needed to, where the others were way out of reach. The Liberty loan officers were good. They seem to know what they were talking about. They answered my questions and did the paperwork. Everything went seamless even when I never saw any of them there because we were over the phone. At this point, things seem to be good. Going with them achieved the primary things that I wanted to do. I got rid of the house payments.
Reviewed April 4, 2017
Money was our deciding factor to avail of Liberty Home Equity Solutions' reverse mortgage program. Murphy was our loan officer and he was very nice and informative. He came with a partner and after that, another woman came out who was from the funding company. We were there with her for about three hours.
We appreciate your feedback, Deana! We aim to provide the best service for our customers!
Liberty Reverse Mortgage Company Information
- Company Name:
- Liberty Reverse Mortgage
- Year Founded:
- 2004
- Website:
- www.libertyreversemortgage.com
