It may save on taxes, and may help to close the deal, but it will open you up to potential liability.This sounds like a master lease option deal.Gino

Know this - kickbacks and other forms of paying for referrals is illegal for lenders, but many realtors and lenders skirt this in gray areas like a lender sharing marketing costs with realtors and in other ways.

Louis from NJ and I would like to buy a house in St.

Won't be all of what you need for another househack most likely but this is what I have done recently.

Monthly payment is $450, more than we would like to pay.

For a group like this, even with experienced investors, you have to prove that you have that experience which can take some time, and on top of that they tend to need a certain experience threshold within a certain period of time (usually 3-5 years).

I feel like I would be willing to entertain this if they weren't needing to move in ASAP, and they brought their own furniture.

Both during bull markets like 2014-2020 and during busts like 2009-2012 and 2022-present.

What do you like about broker plus to go with that versus some of the others ?

@Hunter Gibson This will likely be hard to find. aIthough is more likely to happen with a smaller local bank who basses their loans more on the relationship with the borrower.