Real Estate:Options you have when thinking about buy a home
(Mon Jan 18th, 2010, by Paul Escobedo)
There are many ways to get into a home that most potential home buyers are unaware of. Most of these are not the conventional go to a lender, get pre-approval, shop for a home and save up cash for a down payment. Here are some creative options on how to own a home:
Look into getting assistance with paying your down payment through national, state or local down payment assistance programs. Often these programs will give qualified individuals grants or loans to help cover part or all of the down payment on a home. Potential home buyers must meet requirements and apply for assistance. Some of the national programs include the American Dream Down Payment Fund and the Nehemiah program.
You can look for lease to buy options. If you rent the home for a year or more you will have an opportunity to save some money towards the down payment on the home and closing costs. Often owners that offer a lease to buy option will apply some of the rent money paid towards the purchase price of the home. With lease to buy options, renters are often required to pay a nonrefundable option fee to the homeowner. The payment is usually a small amount of money.
Look into financing through the seller of the home. While rare, it happens. Occasionally the seller of the home may be willing to finance part or the entire purchase price of the home. When financed they will often require you to make payments over time, much like a normal mortgage payment.
Look into an arrangement with shared-appreciation or shared-equity. These arrangements are where an individual can purchase part of the home and they get to share in any appreciation to the property when the property is sold. The individual residing in the home usually will pay the mortgage payment, maintenance costs and property taxes. All the investor’s names are on the mortgage.
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