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Convert Part of Your Home Equity
into Cash Today
The Alternative to a Home Equity Loan
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner enables you to convert a
portion of your home equity into immediate cash that you
can use for any purpose.
What Life Saver Loans offers is unlike anything you have
seen before. Life Saver Loans invests alongside you in your
home. It ’s called a home ownership investment. Because it ’s
an investment and not a loan, there are no monthly
payments on the money we provide. In fact, there are no
payments to us at
all until you sell your home – up to 30 years later. Instead,
Life Saver Loans hopes to earn a return on its investment
from
a share of the change in value of your home from the time
we invest to the time you eventually sell.
How it Works
› We partner with you by providing you with a cash payment
today of up to 17.5% of your home’s current value.
› You make no payments to us until you sell your home. We
are your partner, but you are the sole owner of your
home. And like any homeowner, you can sell your home
at any time you choose
› When you decide to sell, you make a single payment to
us from the sale proceeds. If the value of your home has
increased, the payment will be more than we originally
invested and Life Saver Loans will make a profit. If the
value has decreased, we will typically receive less than
we invested and incur a loss. It’s that simple.
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Advantage
Because Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is not a loan it
offers
significant advantages over debt-based home finance
programs.
Home equity loans or home equity lines of credit provide
access to cash, but require a monthly payment, typically
have a variable interest rate, and frequently have a ten-
year term. In contrast, Life Saver Loans HomeOwner has no
interest rate, no monthly payments, no negative
amortization and no accrued interest. With Life Saver
Loans HomeOwner, you control the length of the term by
deciding when to sell your home, subject to a maximum term
of 30 years.
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is also not a reverse
mortgage. With a reverse mortgage, your home equity
typically decreases over time. Over a period of years, a
reverse mortgage can actually consume 100% of your
home equity. With Life Saver Loans HomeOwner, all of the
equity you have in your home at the time you enter the
agreement remains yours. All we do is convert a portion of
it to cash for you.
Who is it good for?
If you have significant home equity, plan to stay in your
home for at least several years and need or want cash right
now, you should consider Life Saver Loans HomeOwner.
The cash you receive from Life Saver Loans can be used for
any purpose. Imagine remodeling your home, paying off
credit card or other debt, making a down payment on a
vacation home or rental property, funding long term care
insurance, starting a new business, taking a dream
vacation, paying
for college, helping a favorite charity or simply spending the
money as you’d like to make your life more enjoyable. It is
totally up to you.
Most American homeowners have the majority of their
wealth tied up in their homes. Traditional investment advice
counsels against putting all of your eggs in one basket. Life
Saver Loans HomeOwner can be a smart way to diversify
your assets and give you some peace of mind.
“Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is a
godsend—it has allowed me to pay
down my debt and start an
education fund for my daughter.”
—Life Saver Loans
Client, Ron D., Daly
City, CA
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What kinds of properties qualify?
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is available for single-family detached homes, townhomes and certain types of
condominiums. The home must be your principal residence, although some vacation properties may qualify.
And your home must be located in an area currently being served by Life Saver Loans.
What ’s the catch?
There is no catch. Clients sometimes ask how we are able to offer homeowners money with no monthly
payments for up to 30 years. Unlike banks or other lenders who look for short-term profits, our investors are
large pension funds and endowments who seek longer-term real estate investments. What this means to you
is immediate cash — without a payment until you decide to sell. Better yet, the cost of the money is paid for
by the appreciation, if any,
on your home.
Wills & Trusts
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner allows homeowners to hold title to the property in the name of trustees of a
revocable inter vivos family trust if all trustees sign the agreement. Whether you hold title to the property in
trust or in your own name, if Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is still in effect upon your (and your spouse ’s)
passing, your heirs are required to end Life Saver Loans HomeOwner by selling the home or by repurchasing
the agreement.
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Speak to a Life Saver Loans Program Specialist | 1.800.421.9216
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Think of Life Saver Loans HomeOwner as having
three stages: Start, During, and End.
Start During
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At the start of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Agreement, we analyze your financial history by obtaining a
credit report and reviewing other information. If that meets
our criteria, the fair market value of your home is
established by getting an appraisal from an independent,
third-party appraisal firm. We call this the Original Agreed
Value. The appraisal also helps us determine the condition
of your property. We also typically require a property
inspection to verify
the condition.
You decide what our share of the future change in value will
be. Our share typically ranges from 20% to 70%. The
percentage is entirely up to you and will vary from situation
to situation. The larger the percentage you wish to share,
the more cash you can get from Life Saver Loans
HomeOwner.
Based on what we learn about your property and your
financial history, we determine if you meet all the qualifica-
tions for Life Saver Loans HomeOwner and, if so, how much
cash
we can offer you. We then present you with a written offer
detailing the terms and the amount of the Life Saver
Loans
cash payment.
You carefully review the terms and conditions of the offer
and decide if Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is right for you.
We urge you to review your Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Agreement and
all of the information we provide with your legal, tax, estate
planning and financial advisors. If you have adult children
or other heirs, we urge you to talk with them as well. We want
you to be sure Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is right for
you. If you decide to proceed, we schedule a closing where
you sign your Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement
documents, and then
you receive the cash payment.
During the term of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Agreement,
you are free to use the cash payment as you wish. You make
no monthly payments to Life Saver Loans of any kind.
Simply live
in your home as you have, pay your mortgage, taxes and
insurance and maintain your home in good condition.
“Thanks to Life Saver Loans, I was able
to generate income by converting my
home equity into cash with no debt
and no monthly payments. Best of all,
Life Saver Loans allowed me to stay in
the home I love.”
—Life Saver Loans Client, Bev R.,
Moraga, CA
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End
The Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement typically ends
when you decide to sell your home or when you and your
spouse both pass away. At the end of the Life Saver Loans
HomeOwner Agreement, we will typically receive a payment
that is based on the value of your home at that time. That
value, which
we call the Ending Agreed Value, is typically equal to the Sale
Price when you sell your home. The change in value of your
home during the term of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Agreement is equal to the difference between the Ending
Agreed Value and the Original Agreed Value. Our return on
our investment is determined by the change in value of your
home.
Our return on our investment can be positive or negative.
If your home increases in value during the term of the Life
Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement, we will make money
on our investment. If your home decreases in value during
the term of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement,
we will typically lose money on our investment. The
maximum amount that
we can lose is the amount of our original investment, which
is the cash payment you received at the start.
Once we receive the amount payable to us at the end of
the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement, we no
longer hold an interest in your property, and the
agreement ends.
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is
designed to be fair and minimize its
impact on the way you manage and live
in your home.
Basic Examples of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement
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Start
Appraised Value of Your Home $500,000
Life Saver Loans’ Share of Future Change in
Value
40% Your Share of Future Change in Value 60%
Cash You Receive1
Example 1
The cost of Life Saver Loans HomeOwner depends on how
much the value of your home changes between the time
when you enter the agreement and when you eventually sell
your home or the agreement otherwise ends. The following
two examples show how much the payment to Life Saver
Loans would be under different price change scenarios. The
figures used are for the purpose of illustration only; the
terms offered in a specific agreement may be materially
different. Your actual Life Saver Loans HomeOwner terms will
be based upon the subject property, your credit history and
financial profile, and terms being offered at that time.
Please speak with a Life Saver Loans Program Specialist for
details.
$50,000
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Start
Appraised Value of Your Home $500,000
Life Saver Loans’ Share of Future Change in
Value
50%
Your Share of Future Change in Value
50%
Cash You Receive1
Example 2
You get a lump sum cash payment at the start and make no
payments to Life Saver Loans until you decide to sell your
home. If the value of your home remains unchanged, the
amount we receive typically equals the amount we invested,
so you benefit from the use of our money at no cost. If the
value of your home decreases, you benefit even more,
because we typically incur a loss on our investment, which
reduces your loss. If the value of your home increases, we
make a profit, and you do too.
$62,500
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The more you know the better you’ll
be at deciding if it is right for you and your family.
The following outlines some of the additional features of Life Saver Loans HomeOwner that you need to understand
so you can make a fully informed decision. We also urge you to speak with your financial advisors and family about
Life Saver Loans Home- Owner so they can participate in your decision.
Expenses You Pay When You Sell
Your Home
When you sell your home, you are responsible for paying all costs associated with the sale, including brokerage
commissions. You are also responsible for paying off your mortgage and any other liens you might have on your
home. Life Saver Loans HomeOwner has no impact on this — you would have to pay these costs with or without Life
Saver Loans HomeOwner. If the proceeds from the sale are not sufficient to pay all
of these costs, plus the amount payable to Life Saver Loans, you are
required to make up any difference.
Special Termination
Beginning on the third anniversary, you have the right
to end your Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement without selling your home by requesting a Special Termination.
To do this, we obtain an appraisal from an independent third- party appraisal firm to determine the value of your
property. Typically, you will make a payment to Life Saver Loans equal to the amount Life Saver Loans originally
invested in your home plus
the profit, if any, Life Saver Loans would have made if you had sold your home for the appraised value. Upon
receiving the payment, the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement will end and Life Saver Loans will no longer
hold an interest in your property.
Remodeling Adjustment
Remodeling can increase both your enjoyment of your home and its value. Many of our clients use the cash from
their Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement to pay for home improvements such as a bedroom addition or new
kitchen. If you remodel your home in accordance with the provisions of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Agreement and any laws and permit requirements that apply, you can request that we make a Remodeling
Adjustment when performing the calculations to determine the amount payable to Life Saver Loans at the end of
the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement. This adjustment allocates 100% of the increase in your home ’s
value due to the remodeling to you at the end of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement, so that Life
Saver Loans does not share in the increase in value attributable to your remodeling project in any way.
It is important to note that the cost of your remodeling project is not used to determine the amount of the
Remodeling Adjustment. It is based on the portion of
your home ’s value that is attributable to your remodeling project at the time you sell. Remodeling projects
frequently increase the value of your home by an amount that is substantially less than what the remodeling cost
you. For example, adding a new bedroom and bath may increase
the value of your home by 80% of the cost of the project. On the other hand, adding an in-ground pool might
only increase the value by 10% of its cost. An appraisal by a Life Saver Loans-approved independent third-party
appraisal firm determines the amount of the Remodeling Adjustment.
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Deferred Maintenance Adjustment During the term of the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Agreement, it is your responsibility to maintain your property in good condition, subject to normal wear-and-
tear. If you do not, when the agreement ends the value of your property will most likely be less than it would
have been if it had been properly maintained. When this is the case, a Deferred Maintenance Adjustment may
apply when calculating the amount due to us. Since the loss in value would be due to your failure to maintain
the property, the Deferred Maintenance Adjustment allocates all of the loss in value due to improper
maintenance to you, so that we do not share in it. For example, if you decide to sell your home 20 years after
entering into a Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement and the value of the home is $30,000 less than it
should be due to extensive termite damage, we would have the right to make a Deferred Maintenance
Adjustment when calculating the amount payable to us. This adjustment would allocate the $30,000 loss in
value to you, since your action (or inaction) caused the loss in value, rather than market forces. The amount of
the Deferred Maintenance Adjustment is determined by one or more third-party appraisals, inspections or
repair estimates. Life Saver Loans is committed to a fair process to determine the appropriate adjustment.
Not Short-Term Financing
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is not intended to be a source
of short- term financing, and we do not recommend it for
anyone who does not intend to remain in their home for at
least
three years. Life Saver Loans’s return on investment comes
only from appreciation on properties in which we invest.
Appreciation takes time. For this reason:
› Your right to request a Special Termination begins after
the third-year anniversary of your Life Saver Loans
HomeOwner Agreement.
› The Remodeling Adjustment is not available until after
the third-year anniversary of your Life Saver Loans
HomeOwner Agreement.
› If you sell your home during the first three years of the
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement and your home’s
value has declined, Life Saver Loans will not share in the
loss.
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“I was able to tap my home equity without the burden
of a monthly payment, and now I don’t have
to worry about all of that accruing interest.”
—Life Saver Loans Client, Bernie B., Novato, CA
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A Closer Look at Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Getting Life Saver Loans HomeOwner is easy
Life Saver Loans HomeOwner puts you in control – you decide how much of the future change in value you want to share,
how to use the cash you receive, how to manage your home, and when your Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement ends.
STEP 1
Pre-Qualifying &
Application
› Prequalifying is quick and easy. It can be done on our website (www.Life Saver Loans.com) or
with a brief phone call with a Life Saver Loans Program Specialist. The Program Specialist will
also answer any questions you have about Life Saver Loans HomeOwner.
› If you prequalify and choose to proceed, you can apply on our website or your Program
Specialist can provide you with an application. Your Program Specialist will be available to help
you with the application process. You will also receive a Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Program
Guide, which contains a detailed description of the program.
STEP 2
Education
› You will participate in the mandatory Life Saver Loans HomeOwner education process.
STEP 3
Processing,
Underwriting &
Approval
› We will begin processing your application and order an appraisal and a home inspection from
third-party providers.
› Upon approval, Life Saver Loans will provide you with an offer letter that will state the terms
and conditions of your Life Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement and how much cash you
will receive. To proceed, you will sign and return the offer letter.
STEP 4
Closing
› We will arrange a closing in accordance with the customary practice in your area.
› At the closing, you will receive a final Closing Statement containing the exact dollar amounts
involved in the transaction. You will sign the closing documents.
› Life Saver Loans will review the signed documents, deposit the funds into an escrow account, and
instruct the closing services provider to close the transaction and release the funds to you.
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Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Education
Education is not a “step” but is essential and
required for all of our clients. It is very impor
tant that you understand fully the terms and
conditions of the Life Saver Loans
HomeOwner Agreement. Education includes
reviewing the Life Saver Loans HomeOwner
Program Guide. It also includes multiple
conversations with a Life Saver Loans Program
Specialist.
All homeowners should speak with their
financial, tax, estate planning and legal advisors,
and family or other heirs, before obtaining a Life
Saver Loans HomeOwner Agreement. Your
Program Specialist will be happy to discuss Life
Saver Loans HomeOwner with them as well.
Qualifying
› In most cases you must occupy the home as
your primary residence and it must be located
in an area currently served by Life Saver
Loans. Some owner-occupied second homes
may qualify.
› In general, the home must be a single-family
residence, townhouse or condominium.
Some multi-family homes may qualify.
› Your home must be “typical” for the area in which
it is located, well maintained and not at greater-than-
average risk from natural or environmental hazards.
› You must have a financial history and credit
profile that meets our guidelines
› You must not have an excessive amount
of debt on your property.
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Contact us today to get any other of your questions answered and be on
your way to getting the money you need.
888-978-4705 or [email protected]
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