Sell Your House Quickly in a Down Market - For Full Price!

By Anthon Sonnenberg

You have seen the ads 'We buy houses for cash', 'Sell your house for cash', 'Sell your house quickly for cash', etc. or the big yellow billboards reading: 'We buy ugly houses'. And yes, if you have to sell your house quickly, e.g. because of relocation, divorce, foreclosure, etc. this definitely looks like a perfect solution. Since those companies buy houses for cash they can close within a few days. For most sellers this method is not a viable solution though due to lack of equity. Lease-option and owner-finance are great alternatives and you can even sell your home for full price.

As a general rule the maximum offer that companies that buy houses for cash will make is 60% of the home value. They then turn around and sell it to someone else who will fix it up.
This way to sell your house quickly for cash is obviously only an option if you have no large mortgage on the house and you aren't willing or able to spend the money to fix it up and sell at current market value. And that is the beauty of such companies. If the house you are selling needs work, you have to weigh the cost of having that work done against selling your house quickly for cash, without having to do any work.

Now how is this going to help you if you have a large mortgage on your home (on which you might face foreclosure), or if you simply don't want to lose that much equity in your home? Well, it won't. These cash offers are not going to help you and might even offend you, especially if your home is in a relative good condition. So, you want to sell your house quickly and after looking into the 'we buy ugly houses' companies you found out that the 'we buy house for cash' is not going to work out for you. You know you need to do something now to sell your house quickly! Here is the solution for you: Lease-Purchase or Owner-Finance, for FULL asking price!

A lease-purchase or lease-option is simply a lease agreement combined with a purchase contract, which gives the new tenant/buyer the right to purchase your home under specific terms. During the lease term the tenant/buyer can work on credit issues or their down payment and as soon as they can qualify for a loan, they will purchase the home from you. Since the tenant/buyer is planning on buying the home, they will take care of it as if it is their own.

Owner finance means that a new mortgage will be created between you and the buyer. This means that you become the bank and the seller pays their monthly mortgage payments to you. This way you receive a nice positive monthly income without the hassles of tenants. After all, would you call Wells Fargo or Bank of America when your toilet is broken???

In today's market both the owner finance and lease purchase technique are great solutions to sell your house quickly AND receive your full asking price, since many potential buyers will qualify; buyers that won't qualify at a bank yet, but will qualify soon, after their credit has been repaired.
Anthon Sonnenberg is a real estate consultant in the Atlanta area. Through their Lease-Option Program and Owner-Finance Program his team has helped many homeowners, landlords, Realtors and investors to sell their homes quickly, even in today's market, while at the same time helping many Americans fulfill their dream of becoming a homeowner, despite challenged credit. If you would like to sell your Atlanta home quickly for full price, go to http://www.sellinatl.com for a FREE report. Our team at http://www.sellinatl.com will take care of the marketing, buyer placement, credit repair, loan qualifying, and all other services, so you can go on with your life without the burden of a home (and payments) you don't want to have.
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