Owner financing is an arrangement in which an owner or seller, rather than a bank or mortgage lender, extends financing to a buyer. This can be a viable option for buyers who don’t qualify for a ...

Q: Marsha, I’ve been renting my home for 10 years. The owner has decided to sell. I love it here. He said he’d sell the home to me for a reasonable price. If I put money into the transaction, a down ...

There are at least two good reasons a potential home buyer may turn to owner financing. Perhaps their credit score is not high enough to qualify for a traditional mortgage, or they're hoping to buy ...

Many years ago, a friend of mine came to me with an intriguing business problem. He had long wanted to start his own business. He had decided that he wanted to buy either an existing business or a ...

You are a simple homeowner who wants to sell your home, not a lending institution – so why would you want to consider financing a buyer to purchase your home? In fact, there are a few advantages that ...

With seller financing, the buyer buys directly from the seller, rather than going through a traditional mortgage originator. The buyer and seller get to set the terms for the loan, like the interest ...

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Seller financing, also known as owner financing, is a somewhat nontraditional real estate transaction in which the seller of a property handles the buyer’s mortgage financing instead of a financial ...

Reina Marszalek has more than 10 years of experience in personal finance and is a former senior mortgage editor at Credible. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...