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Tigard First Time Home Buyers (Lease Option / Owner Financing)

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Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty LLC 200311024

Are you presently a renter and keep thinking to yourself "Every time I save money for a down payment the prices continue to rise even more?"

It is true and I even had the same thought before I bought my first home. In Oregon if you were to save $20,000 for a down payment, more than likely by the time you had it saved, the prices would raise $30,000. It truly is a never ending battle to get out of a rental home.

One option for you may be a lease with an option to purchase. The idea behind a lease option is that you are still renting, but your deposit and part of your monthly rent go toward your down payment and closing costs. You can stop the rat race with help!

With a lease option, you can get into the home of your dreams while still giving yourself time to fix your credit, earn more of a down payment, or do what ever you want to do and lock in a price for the home. That price then can't change no matter what the market does! If prices go up $30,000 and you locked the home price at $10,000 increase. You have earned yourself $20,000 in instant equity.  

For more information on lease options and getting your first home, please feel free to e-mail or call me anytime. I would love to help you!

 

Comments(6)

Diane Aurit
LKN Realty, LLC - Mooresville, NC
Lake Norman Real Estate
Todd, it's so interesting to see lease options coming back on the scene.  We did more of them in the early 1990's during the recession in SO.CA.  In this buyers market they definitely have a place.  This is very good information for those first-time buyers.
Nov 14, 2007 01:10 AM
Fran Gaspari
Patriot Land Transfer, Inc. - Limerick, PA
"The Title Man" - Title Insurance - PA & NJ

Todd,

I wish more agents would consider 'lease purchases'...I've done them before and brokers were beholden to us for 'monitoring the process' and making sure their commissions were provided for when the transaction was consummated! Thanks,   Fran

Nov 14, 2007 04:36 AM
Portland Oregon Real Estate | Alecia Barnes - Broker
Portland, OR
Todd- another great blog about an option not to many are aware they have. Great Job!
Nov 14, 2007 09:21 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

Diane - I love using them as well as owner financing as a way to help sellers who are also in the position of possibly going in to default.

Fran - I don't, I want to keep this one a secret and be the only one doing them - lol

Alecia - You should check out the tele-seminars I'm doing on Tuesdays for agents. Very informative and may help you understand them better.,

Nov 14, 2007 11:14 AM
Rick Grand
nowhere - Eugene, OR
not too mention that you can actually treat that as a refi after that same 12 months ;-) they might not have been able to buy it at 100% financing but maybe now they are refinancing at 90% or 95% and that gets them in the door...just a thought.
Nov 14, 2007 01:29 PM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon
Rick - You are starting to give away my little secrets now too. - Come on
Nov 14, 2007 02:27 PM