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Understanding Real Estate Lease Options



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f you are an investor that      buyer, especially, every          
sells properties using          percentage point of appreciation  
lease options you no-doubt      counts. And, if you're nice       
understand why it can be an           enough to offer (or get) a        
appealing avenue for those that       24-month term in a market         
need rental history and/or rent       increasing at 3% annually, $6,000 
credits to help a challenging         on a $100,000 property is         
credit file. But, would YOU           significant.                      
consider buying a property using                                        
a lease option? You better!           Principle Pay Down: If an option  
                                      is accompanied by a lease the     
There is a reason that some of        possibilities are greater for     
the most successful real estate       increased equity build up. By     
investors, including Donald           applying a portion of the monthly 
Trump, use the lease option           lease payment amount to the       
technique (ok, there are actually     purchase price of the property    
several reasons!).                    one has the opportunity to widen  
                                      the gap between the market value  
Appreciation: One of the typical      and the loan amount. Depending on 
advantages of controlling a           whether the monthly rent amount   
property using an option is that      is inline with market             
the buyer retains the right to        rates...this is free money! A     
capture some, if not all,             30-year amortized, $100,000 loan  
appreciation during the term. The     at 7% begins at approximately $82 
longer the term, the greater the      per month of principle payments.  
appreciation can be. In the           A $100 per month rent credit      
single-family arena, where terms      beats that, dollar for dollar,    
are usually 12-24 months, even        every month for almost 3 years!   
moderate amounts of property                                            
appreciation can add up. For the      No New Loan: Possibly the most    



noteworthy advantage of using a       have to. As a real estate         
lease option in the residential       investor rich in tools to find    
market is that when the Optionee      motivated sellers, you could get  
begins the purchase process no        your next home using this lease   
"new loan" is required. The           option technique with no money    
prerequisite for this may be          down. You don't have to tell the  
working with the right and            seller that an option fee may be  
informed mortgage broker but is       customary!                        
usually easily accomplished                                             
through a refinance. This can         When you add it all up the        
mean no additional out-of-pocket      numbers are hard to resist, so    
monies for closing.                   don't try! If you're in the       
                                      market for a new (or new to you)  
No Down Payment: I know what          home, use your own strategy       
you're thinking, "I would never       against you!                      
offer such a thing!" You don't        

                              






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