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The Lease And Purchase Option



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f you have an investment        them, and create incentives for   
property, should you rent       them to eventually buy your       
it or sell it? The answer       property. Including the option to 
to that question is that you          purchase to the least contract    
should do both. If you have lots      can eliminate most of the         
of time on your hands and are         headaches associated with         
handy with tools, you can choose      maintenance and dealing with bad  
to rent out your property.            tenants. There are several other  
However, if you have several          benefits to the lease and         
properties for rent, maintaining      purchase option.                  
them can consume lots of your                                           
time. You can choose to hire          Because the rent is usually       
someone else to maintain your         higher when you include an option 
properties, but it cost you           to purchase, this can eliminate   
money. And higher expenses mean       most tenants only wanting to      
lower profits. In addition to         rent. People looking for the      
investing your time, finding good     lease and purchase option are     
tenants for your properties is        those usually in the process of   
not easy. Tenants that choose to      rebuilding their credit, or are   
rent usually do it for a reason.      saving money for their down       
They are usually having credit        payment. To be fair, the duration 
problems. In addition, most           of the contract should be between 
tenants do not take good care of      2 to 3 years, long enough for     
your properties like they would       your tenants to rebuild their     
their own homes. And when things      credit.                           
go sour, they can mess up your                                          
house before they move out. Your      This contract also transfers the  
goal is to find good tenants to       maintenance responsibility to     
rent your property, transfer the      your tenants. Not having to worry 
maintenance responsibility to         about maintaining the property    



frees up your time for you to         during the contract, you must     
continue to expand your business.     return to option fee to your      
Giving your tenants the option to     tenants. Either way, you are      
purchase your property create an      making money whether your tenants 
incentive for them to take better     buy the home or not. If your      
care of your property. You may        tenants decide not to purchase    
also choose to apply some of          your property and the contract    
their rents toward the down           expires, you can begin the entire 
payment if they decide to buy         process all over again.           
your property. This is another                                          
incentive for them to pay the         The important points about the    
rent on time, and eventually buy      lease and purchase option are     
your property at the locked in        that you are looking for good     
price.                                tenants to rent your property,    
                                      create a constant cash flow from  
During the contract, you cannot       the rent, transferring the        
sell the house to anyone else         maintenance responsibility to     
other than your tenants. However,     your tenants, which frees up lots 
you charge your tenants a fee         of your time, and eventually sale 
(usually 1 to 2 percent of the        the property. Your ultimate goal  
purchase price) for the option to     is to sell the property to good   
lock in the price of your             tenants at a price that is fair.  
property. If your tenants do not      The deal should be fair enough    
purchase the property before the      that both parties come out        
purchase option contract expires,     feeling like winners. This is     
you get to keep the option fee.       important if you want to be in    
However, if your tenants utilize      this business for a long time.    
the option to purchase anytime        

                              






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