The lease purchase program are for the people, who are not able to fulfill their dreams of owning a home. Such people are always turned down or disqualified while purchasing homes due to bad credit or employment history. The programs of lease purchase aka lease option, rent to own are suitable for such heartbreaks, and can help everyday people own a home.
Some people have good salaries and a good rental history, but have a few blemishes and glitches on their credit reports. The lenders also ignore them by demanding huge down payments for financing. Such problems can be solved by use of the lease purchase program.
The lease purchase programs have a simple working pattern. Once the home is agreed upon, the tenant buyer contacts the seller investor of a lease purchase house. A simple form has to be then filled. This is only done for the purpose of verifying the information provided. This form can usually be faxed to the seller investor.
The verification response can be availed of within a time span of twenty-four hours. A minimal down payment is charged for this. After paying the option payment and monthly lease payment for the first month, people can move into their dream house.
People have to just sign a lease agreement, with a separate option to purchase. This process does not involve the long waiting periods of pre-qualification and rejections. The various advantages of the lease purchase option programs are mentioned below.
.The down payment required for such programs is very minimal as compared to that required by the mortgage companies.
.The people can quickly move in and enjoy the feeling of pride involved in owning a home immediately. The long periods of waiting and filling of tons of forms is avoided in this process.
.It gives a time span of twelve to twenty four months for arranging the credit required to qualify for the loan. It also clears up the credit rating by forming a good payment history.
.The purchase option with the lease agreement can allow a part of the monthly payment of lease to be credited to the people while closing. This helps in building a down payment during the lease period.
.The entire amount paid of the option fee is also accredited back to the people at the time of closing.
.The requirements of qualification are not strict as in the case of the conventional financing systems.
.There are no insurance or tax payments to be made. However, people are recommended to get a rental insurance policy for remaining secure.
.People can renovate the concerned property, knowing that the advantages of the renovations will be enjoyed by themselves in the future, and not the landlord.
.Any kind of appreciation received by the property is a profit for owners, and the decision to sell the property some day, will always give rewards.
The most important aspect of the option of lease purchase is that, it fulfills the ownership dreams of the tenant buyer.
How To Lease Purchase
The assignment is by far the easiest of the Lease Purchase strategies and requires the least amount of investment and risk in order to do the deal and profit upfront. Instead of taking the property and subletting with an option or sandwich leasing you can actually sell the contract to another. You have created a valuable marketable commodity! You can sell and even create a note by financing the sale of the lease purchase agreement, too.
An assignment is when we negotiate the deal with the owner of a property and it contains all the terms of the transaction within the specialized written contract. We can then assign (which means to sell) the contract to a third party. This can be either the Tenant/Buyer or another investor. This is normally a lease purchase agreement which contains a specific assignment clause with the right to sublet, transfer or convey any rights within the original contract with the owner to another principal party.
Example: I found a property in a good neighborhood/school district. The owner had tried to sell it, had put up a for rent sign since he'd be moving to a new state and didn't want to get stuck with two mortgage payments. The property was worth $100,000 and the seller had a mortgage for $95,000. His payments were $1000 per month PITI (principal, interest, taxes, insurance). The real estate agents wouldn't list the home because there was not enough profit to pay a 6% commission. I offered to lease purchase the home with the right to assign and purchase for the balance of the mortgage. I would also pay the $1000 per month with a five year contract and would be responsible for any monthly maintenance/repairs under $100. I would pay $1000 down as option money and the first month rent with a 20 day lead before payments were to begin.
The owner agreed and I began calling all my tenant/buyers from previous ads. One tenant/buyer (with kids) had just files a bankruptcy, but was looking for a home in a good school district and safe neighborhood. He knew that he would need at least 2 years before he would be able to get a new mortgage and save the down payment. He was perfect for this home. I told him he could move into the home, purchase it for the balance of the mortgage and that I will sell him the contract (assignment) for $6500. He only had $3500, but he really wanted the home. I told him that I would take the balance of the assignment fee as a personal note (unsecured) at 0% if he paid on the first of the month. He could pay me $250 per month and pay off the note in 12 months. He agreed. I recovered my $1000, made a $5500 profit ($3500 cash and a $3000 note) and I was out of the deal. Assignments are great for flipping homes without buying them. As usual, everyone wins in a lease purchase.
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