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<b>Mortgage Busters - A Non-Profit Membership-based Homeowner Rescue
Concept</b><br>
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Daniel A. Stafford - 10/22/2008<br>
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This is a question for the financially astute - could this concept be
started legally and how fast could it be effective?<br>
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The concept:<br>
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Start a non-profit homeowners' corporation that buys the mortgages of
members, then provides those members with lifetime leases on MB-owned
homes.<br>
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Step one - an initial group of members joins the non-profit club. Each
member pays $100.00 per month above the existing dollar amount of their
primary residence mortgage to the club as dues. As soon as there is
enough money in a trust account held by the club, the club buys the
mortgage of the first member to join. At that point, the existing
mortgage is converted to a lifetime lease on the home for $200.00 per
month plus the cost of property taxes and insurance payments. This
lease is transferable to any home in the nation owned by the club, in
order to facilitate moves necessitated by career or job changes that
require relocation.<br>
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Step two - the club gains enough funds to buy a second mortgage out -
and purchases the home of the second member to join on the same terms. <br>
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This process continues on in the order members join the club, without
limit.<br>
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Lifetime leases can not be revoked as long as the members do not damage
the property and pay at least the cost of property taxes and insurance
for reasons of layoff or unemployment due to medical conditions that
prevent the member from working, as long as the member is actively
seeking employment or will eventually be able to seek employment after
the medical condition is cleared. Outstanding rent balances are
repayable without fees or interest at a rate of $50.00 per month above
normal rent as soon as the resident member is able to resume payment.
Total monthly payment is $250.00 per month beyond taxes and insurance
until said balance is paid in full, at which point the amount reverts
to $200.00 above taxes and insurance.<br>
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All equity in said homes is transferred to the club at the point the
mortgage is converted to a lifetime lease. The club may NOT take out
for-interest loans with this equity as collateral. <br>
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Persons leasing club-owned homes are responsible for utility costs and
maintenance of the property. This includes all home repair expenses.<br>
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Energy-efficiency upgrades and renewable energy additions such as solar
and wind power systems may be added at club expense for intial
installation, paid back in the form of and additional $100.00 per month
rent at 0% interest as soon as the club has enough funding in trust to
begin such a program in addition to its primary mission of buying out
interest-based mortgages and converting them to zero-interest-based
leases. Eligibility is based upon the order members joined just as is
mortgage conversion, and is optional.<br>
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If this is legally feasible, is it financially sound, and if not, how
would the numbers need to be adjusted to make it so?<br>
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The point is to eliminate mortgage interest costs and reduce household
climate-change emissions and fossil fuel dependence as rapidly as
possible. It also serves as a buffer between housing insecurity and the
need to find new employment or train for a new career as industries
become outdated and defunct, thereby making the economy far less
susceptible to damage from housing costs and changes in industry.<br>
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Additional rules might need to be considered, such as basing the size
of housing units in transfer situation on the number of persons in a
member's family at the time of transfer.<br>
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How could something like this be set up in a sustainable manner?<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Dan Stafford<br>
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