predicament

predicament

Member since 2008 · 9 posts · 0 votes

Here's the story as it pertains to a friend of mine.

He moved into a home, with a lease to own option.

He put a significant amount of money down on the home.

The current mortage holder, who does not live in the home, leases the home to my friend.

The current mortgage holder does not pay the mortgage on time.

The home is in foreclosure now, 30 days from the final "date" pf foreclosure, when the occupants are given 20-60 days to vacate the premise.

Some investors want to buy the home from my friend for 165K and sell it back for 220K.

Am I being naive in thinking that there might be a creative way to save my friends home and have all parties profit at the same time? (please go easy on a newb).

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  • Residential Real Estate Agent · OH · Member since 2008 · 553 posts · 24 votes
    19y

    Under a lease option he has no property rights in the home. I don't know if you are using the right term. If you are what is his option price and why doesn't he talk to the owner and see if he can do a short sale himself to purchase the property. I would be leary of someone wanting to purchase the home for 165K and do a lease buyback for 220K. The first concern is what is the value of the home? Will it go for 220K. The second concern is that there are people out there that know that if some has been late on their payments they will be late again. They sign a deal to sell back the property to get you to agree to sell it to them and then the first time you are late they file for eviction and they have the home for 165K.
    In Ohio if you are one day late on the rent the property manager does not have to accept it and can file for eviction.

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