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Subject To Real Estate Deals Explained



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Subject To" real estate         selling a home like paying all    
financing is fairly new on      the transaction fees that are     
the real estate investing       involved like commissions,        
scene, mainly because many            closing costs, title, recording   
investors don't know what it is.      fees and of course your time. On  
                                      an average, the whole process     
"Subject To" financing actually       usually takes a month and a half  
can be a win-win situation for        up to six months depending on the 
both the seller and the               situation.                        
buyer/investor if both parties                                          
understand their obligations to       Creative financing, or "other     
one another. The seller usually       than" traditional and/or          
gets to sell his/her property at      conventional real estate          
the asking price which was            investing, is basically working   
originally sought, and the            out an agreement that is fair     
buyer/investor usually gets the       both the seller and the buyer,    
property with very little money       without using banks or mortgage   
down, if any, while not having to     brokers. By incorporating this    
qualify for any bank loans.           type of financing, the sellers    
                                      can sell their property for the   
We know, that traditional real        price they want, and in a timely  
estate investing is mainly about      fashion. The buyer/investor can   
buying low and selling high, and      create an environment for him/her 
making a profit from that             to profit in some manner over a   
difference, usually over time.        period of time.                   
There's absolutely no secret to                                         
that. While doing it this way, of     By leaving out the usual suspects 
course, you would incur all the       like title companies, real estate 
paperwork and everything else         agents and loan officers, both    
that goes along with buying and       parties stand to make the         



transaction more profitable for       $100,000 dollars. After 5 years,  
the buyer/investor and more cost      they now owe about $95,000        
effective for the sellers.            dollars, while their house is     
Specifically this can be real         appraised for $160,000 dollars.   
profitable for the real estate        Both Debbie and Joe have          
investor because in any type of       accumulated a credit card debt of 
investing, and especially in real     about $20,000 dollars since that  
estate, it's about leverage. The      time, and of course, the interest 
leverage is what makes creative       on that debt is much larger than  
financing a powerful,                 they really care to have.         
profit-making tool for those                                            
looking to start a real estate        Joe and Debbie take out a second  
investing business. The leverage      mortgage to pay off their credit  
is usually represented by how         card debt, take a vacation and    
much money you put into a certain     buy a new car. With their second  
investment, and how much you make     mortgage, they do all those       
from that amount over time.           things and have about $10,000     
"Subject To" deals make your          leftover, after everything is     
leverage extremely high, since        done. After 7 short months, most  
most of the time you place a          of that $10,000 is gone also.     
small amount of cash, for usually                                       
a much lager return.                  Shortly after this, Joe receives  
                                      an offer within his company for a 
Let's go over a sample situation      higher paying position, but in a  
which would create an ideal           different State. Joe and Debbie   
environment for a "Subject To"        talk it over, and decide to take  
agreement.                            the offer and move out of State.  
                                      Of course, deciding to do that,   
Debbie and Joe Blume bought their     they must now sell their          
house five years ago for a            beautiful home.                   



                                      the investor isn't will to pay    
Like so many of us, when we look      more than $120,000 for the house. 
to sell our house, we think           Hearing that, Joe is mad and      
logically and talk to a real          upset that such a person can come 
estate agent. The agent informs       in with such a low and insulting  
them that there is little to no       offer. Besides Joe couldn't do    
equity left in the house, and         that deal anyway because the      
tells the Blume's that they will      second mortgage they took out     
have to pay the agent's               last year, places their debt just 
commissions out of pocket. Of         about what the house is worth.    
course, Joe and Debbie can't do                                         
that, because they ran out of         Getting worried and running out   
money and are basically living        of time, Joe places an ad in the  
paycheck to paycheck until the        local newspaper advertising the   
new job starts.                       house as a "For Sale By Owner".   
                                                                        
Joe starts to worry a bit,            Mostly everyone is trying to low  
because he needs to get to his        ball him except for one guy who   
new job out of State, within 14       said "he will offer the asking    
days, and Joe and Debbie would        price, so long as he can see the  
like to spend a few days off          place first". Feeling excited and 
together before going to his new      curious at the same time, Joe     
job.                                  invites the man over.             
                                                                        
Joe starts to think and remembers     A couple of hours later, Brad     
a "We Buy Houses" sign down the       comes over and tells Joe that he  
street from their home and runs       is the one who called about the   
down and calls the number on his      house. Brad tells Joe to explain  
cell phone. After talking with        to him a little about the house   
the investor, Joe finds out that      and his situation.                



                                      money for the house and his       
Joe spills his guts and describes     profit on the house for 2 years,  
his dilemma to Brad. After Joe        while Brad takes over the         
finishes his story about his          payments. Not fully               
situation, Brad tells Joe that he     understanding, Joe continues to   
thinks he can still offer the         listen to Brad's offer.           
asking price and if Joe was still                                       
interested in selling?                Here's what it entails:           
                                                                        
But before they start agreeing        > keep the current mortgage in    
any further, Brad says, that as       place for 2 years, at which time  
an investor, that his primary         the house will be sold, and Joe's 
motivation to make a profit on        originally asking price will be   
the house. Joe and Debbie             met, plus 5% of whatever profit   
understand that, so long as their     is made by Brad                   
asking price is met and the house                                       
is sold quickly.                      > escrow account is setup and     
                                      paid by Brad to ensure full       
Brad continues and tells both Joe     integrity of his contractual      
and Debbie that because of his        agreement with Joe                
need to make a profit, he needs       and Debbie                        
to offer an agreement which will                                        
satisfy both their needs. Brad        > property is claimed over to     
continues and says "That offer is     Brad which obligates Brad to      
what's called a Subject To"           continue making the existing      
offer. Of course bewildered and       payments to the escrow account.   
confused, Debbie and Joe ask what     The deed will stay in the         
kind of program is that. Brad         attorney's presence until the     
simply states, that it's a            deal is fully obligated by Brad   
program that suspends both their      in 2 years                        



                                      and sign over the deed to Brad    
> relieves Joe and Debbie of the      via the attorney.                 
monthly debt for the mortgage                                           
payment so they can move on with      Brad then quickly rents out the   
their life                            house to cover the mortgage       
                                      payments and manages the house as 
> Brad offers to pay closing cost     a rental.                         
and 2 months of mortgage payments                                       
to the escrow account to solidify     Two years later, Brad sells the   
his offer and his intentions to       house for $210,000 and pays       
make good on the contract             $160,000 dollars to Joe and       
                                      Debbie's mortgage company, plus   
After discussing the deal with        sends Joe and Debbie a check for  
each other and realizing that         %5 of the $50,000 dollar profits, 
their options and time are            which is $2,500. Everybody wins.  
running low, both Joe and Debbie      

                              
agree with Brad over the details      






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