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renttoown: Lease-To-Own: How Much Rent Credit To Give - 09/20/07 10:40 PM
I get quite a few follow-up inquiries from my various posts on lease-to-own type transactions.  Following is one such recent inquiry, along with my responses (via e-mail):Question: I have some questions that perhaps you can help me with: a) given the condition of today's market, what percentage of appreciation should I apply to determine a future value for purchase by lessee? 2%? 5%? More? Less?       Carol: We add 10% (for a 2 year lease option) regardless of market conditions.   This is a very conservative 5% per year.   Our investors look at this a little different than you do because they are looking … (6 comments)

renttoown: Lease-To-Own: A Better Way - 11/16/06 05:38 PM
O.K... here's the post where I will share  what I think should be the future of rent-to-own (also referred to as lease-to-own or lease/purchase).... an intelligent alternative to a problematic area of real estate.  As stated in my most recent blog entry (below), there are several reasons people seek to do a rent-to-own, and it's not all related to bad credit or irresponsible financial choices.  But, whatever the reason,  I utilize  a  responsible alternative what is truly a win/win for buyer and seller.   My program prequalifies applicants based on income, not credit scores.  We do review the credit report and credit scores, but it's not … (71 comments)

renttoown: Lease-To-Own: The Bad Way - 11/16/06 03:30 PM
Earlier in the week, Kristal Kraft created a blog post titled:  "Rent-to-own... deal or no deal"It was an excellent article, explaining many misconceptions and problems involved with the rent-to-own alternative to purchasing a home.  If you haven't already done so, I recommend you find time to read that article.   Please bare with me, now, through my ramblings on the subject.  As I got into writing this article, I realized it needs to be in two parts.  When I come across a blog entry that is too long, I find myself skimming and probably miss some good stuff.  So, I'm making it two articles. I suppose I could have gone … (11 comments)

 

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