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5 Creative Financing Options to Help You Buy a Home

By Sabado Domingo

The average American can no longer afford a home in around three-quarters of the country. And that’s probably not surprising to anyone.

On the one hand, the shocking increase in property prices has left many Americans in crippling debt, desperately trying to pay off their mortgage. On the other hand, the other bunch of unfortunate folk has to accept a lifetime of renting.

Yet, you don’t need to despair. There are actually many ways creative financing could help you realize your dream of home ownership. Check out the tips below for a few ideas:

1. Seller Finance Solutions

You don’t have to go to a mortgage lender to finance your home. You could simply arrange for the seller to become your lender.

When you make your repayments, you send the amounts to the seller. However, it’s not all sunshine. You may be asked to raise a lot of money for a down payment and the interest rate probably won’t be favorable.

2. Rent to Own Deals

Have you fixed your eyes on a particular property? If you have a poor credit score, you have zero chance of getting a decent mortgage rate.

But, you may be able to arrange to rent the property while you improve your financial circumstances. This would usually be for a set period of time; for example, three years.

As long as you can put together a down payment, the seller may be willing to make an exception for you.

3. Dip Into Your Retirement Savings

Did you know that you’re permitted to borrow from your IRA to purchase a property? You can also borrow from your 401(k).

If there are two of you going in together, then that’s at least a significant sum of money. Add that to your savings to boost your down payment to grab your dream digs.

4. Borrow Money From a Lender

You may already know someone who is sitting on heaps of cash. Could they throw some in your direction to get yourself on the property ladder?

You could be eligible for a specialist loan as well. Are you a medical professional? Home loans for doctors can help you out!

5. Crowdfund Your Finances

Crowdfunding is an amazing way to make quick money. Yes, Kickstarter and GoFundMe aren’t just for charity runs. You can finance your lust for home ownership on such sites.

Just say how much you want to raise to make your dream come true and promote your webpage. Your success probably depends on your ability to promote yourself effectively.

Have you got what it takes? Or, you may feel awkward and rude asking for cash from total strangers. It’s not everyone’s jam.

Creative Financing for Buying a Home

If you don’t have the cash to buy a home, you don’t have to simply accept it. You can get out there and think about creative financing ideas for your house.

In fact, if you want to hear more personal finance advice and facts, you can discover much more right here on this website!

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September 4, 2019

Comments

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    Karen Kinnane says

    Interesting article. All ideas look to someone else to help. No mention of you or your spouse getting a second job and saving the part time income to make a big down payment. No mention of selling all your extra stuff to put more money into the down payment fund. No mention of giving up smoking, vaping, eating out, cable TV, the ATV, going to the movies the motorcycle to save a bigger down payment. No mention of picking up interesting things at yard sales while shopping for used clothing for yourself and the children (saves a lot of money buying gently used instead of new.) and selling the interesting items on Craigslist, ebay or Facebook Marketplace to make a profit while home watching the children. I remember when my friends had small children. When the father got home at night the wife was dressed and ready to pick up the car keys (many families had only one car) and head out to her night job of waitressing, second shift in a factory, night cleaning offices, whatever. This was also good because both spouses shared the childcare and the chores. The second salary was earmarked for the house buying fund.

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