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This is a horrible policy, but it seems there is a possible solution (for people with good enough credit, which means the most vulnerable people cannot do this):

Get a mortgage on house that will take a while to pay off.

In order to “save” you pay extra towards the mortgage

In order to “withdraw” money (if needed) you take out a small loan against the house

Some bank should make a mobile app which does this, in combination with Zelle.

SuperHomeSaverApp

With free instant transfer between your bank accounts and home



It’s not easy for someone with disabilities and no demonstrable employment to get a zero-down-payment mortgage.


I've never been able to get a mortgage while on SSDI. It's theoretically possible. I do have credit cards and a car payment though, so access to credit isn't entirely non-existant. I'd love to get qualified for USDA loan. Seems like a pipedream though.




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