Monday, March 22, 2010

Have you ever considered to offer owner financing?

If you have your unit for sale, own it free and clear and don't need the entire amount right now owner financing might be a great option for you! Owner financing can work in many ways and I always suggest having an attorney draw up the terms so everybody is protected.
One of the reasons why condos are a 'tougher sale' sale right now is the fact that it is difficult to get conventional financing with less than 30% down. Owner financing could expand the pool of buyers who CAN buy your unit.
Here is an example how owner financing could work:
The buyer makes a non refundable down payment. You can decide how much of a down payment you want. Let's say you agree on a price of 500K and you would get a 20% down payment = 100K down at closing of the property. You finance at 6% over 3 years with a balloon payment due at the end of 3 years based on a 30 year amortized loan. In those three years you would receive payments (The new owner would also have to pay association fees, assessments etc.)
You would receive $2398.20 each month in payments which would mostly go towards interest. At the end of three years you would have received a total of $86,335.20 in payments of which $70,671.58
would have been interest. The balloon payment you would receive is:
$384,336.38 which means that you would have received a total of $570,771 for your unit.

Something to consider ......

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