meerabaai Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Equity stripping is an investment strategy where an asset owner continually borrows against or continually transfers the equity in an asset, therefore making it worthless to potential attorneys initiating legal proceedings to recover a judgment or to make the asset unattractive to creditors seeking payment due to defaults. Essentially, the method works by transferring the majority of interest in the asset to a third party, while the holder of the asset uses the funds exchanged for the equity to make other investments. Successful reinvestment of the funds paid to transfer the equity is meant to outperform the interest payable on the equity loan. This allows the asset holder to have control over the cash flow associated with the asset, while retaining usage of the asset. Most often, asset stripping is leveraged on mortgaged properties or properties owned outright. Protecting the asset to retain usage rights is sometimes the main concern when leveraging equity stripping. There are several ways to accomplish this, but it almost always boils down to transferring the equity to another party for cash. Mortgage lines of credit are one way this is accomplished, while transferring ownership to someone else is another way, such as by signing the asset over to a spouse — referred to as spousal stripping. While often used as a tactic to avoid creditors, however, equity stripping is also an effective form of investing. bullion Silver, Stock Market Tips,Option Tips, NSE Tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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