lease option: Does a Lease Option Contract qualify for the First Time Homebuyers Credit? - 05/13/09 10:52 AM
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Question:  I am a first time homebuyer and  have just signed a Lease Option Contract for a personal residence.  Do I qualify for the First Time Homebuyers Credit? 
Answer:  A Lease Option is usually created with two contracts:1. A lease2. An option to buy
For the purpose of claiming the First time Homebuyers Credit - a lease does not qualify as a sale and neither does an Option to buy contract.  (The option contract just gives you the 'option' of purchasing the property in the future.)
However, if you exersize the Option to Buy contract before the tax credit deadline (November … (0 comments)

 
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