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Seller puts house up for sale, Buyer can't afford it and seller offers to finance.
One caveat I see is that most mortgages make payment due on sale
krc says
Seller puts house up for sale, Buyer can't afford it and seller offers to finance.
What could go wrong?
Seems like a raw deal for the seller.
I think they’d only do it out of desperation and no real qualified buyers available.
Shaman says
Seems like a raw deal for the seller.
I think they’d only do it out of desperation and no real qualified buyers available.
The seller benefits by getting full price for the house.
Do they? One of my cousins “bought” a house with owner financing. She walked away two years later.
Seller puts house up for sale, Buyer can't afford it and seller offers to finance. Say the first mortgage rate is 3% and current rates are 6% today - the house is "sold"
to the buy for whatever with say a 4% finance charge. Seller continues to pay the first mortgage, usually with funds from the buyer, and pockets a gain as well.
One caveat I see is that most mortgages make payment due on sale - so not sure how these get around that fact. Maybe they just hope company doesn't notice - and I guess why would they if the payments keep coming. I think when title transfers can depend on the agreement...
Anyway, new to this. So anyone have some experience? I have some cash sitting around and some friends have thought about starting a side company to specialize in these types of opportunities. But seems a bit risky to me...
Just curious....