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by Garry Gamber
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and the seller was no longer living in the home I had the legal right to declare their belongings as abandoned property and I notified them that I would move the items out for them. My partner and I spent a day boxing and bagging up the seller’s personal items, and grudgingly they picked the boxes and bags up the day before closing. Whew!
Second Deal
Now, on the other hand, events with the second property proceeded much more smoothly. We bought the home, found a buyer for it within eight days, and closed on the sale eight days later.
We decided to sell the second home on a land contract or wrap mortgage with the existing financing remaining in place. We also decided to stipulate that the home had to be refinanced within two years or it would be foreclosed back to us. We did this to protect the previous seller’s interest in the underlying financing. They didn’t want it hanging out there for a long period of time.
Our “owner finance” signage attracted several buyers quickly. We required a large enough down payment to “cure” the loan, that is, to pay off the existing arrearage and attorney fees. We found an eager buyer who had sufficient cash on hand and a good income, but without enough time in the area to have a high credit rating. He understood the concept of the wrap mortgage and the underlying financing and we negotiated a contract with him at Starbucks. He negotiated a lower sale price by offering a larger down payment. Basically we were able to immediately receive all of the “back end” profit that would have been paid to us in two year’s time when he refinanced. We received this up front in exchange for a lower sales price. It was a fair exchange for both parties.
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