Socialserve.com - Find Affordable Housing

Socialserve.com - Find Affordable Housing
Purchase of homes financed by the seller's bank mortgage
Buying houses
Subject To the existing mortgage
One of the most viable ways to buy homes in the US is to use a technique known as "Subject to"
This is about buying a home that has a mortgage that the seller took.
Instead of repaying the mortgage at the sale status we leave the existing mortgage as it is in the seller's name but the ownership of the property passes to us.

Is it possible ? Yes ! is it legal ? Yes ! In the US.

We as purchasers undertake a contract with the seller to pay all future mortgage payments. We also sign a contract that says if we do not make the mortgage payments as we promised we will lose the house and it will return to the seller's ownership of what is called a quit claim deed.

Under US law, the mortgage must not be repaid before transferring ownership of the property and this is where our opportunity comes to acquire a large amount of virtually non-equity assets using 30-year mortgages and fixed interest rates ranging from 4 to 5.5 percent .

What is the seller's profile who would be willing to sell the property to us without repaying his mortgage? A number of conditions must be met in order to have a reasonable chance of persuading a seller to do so:

1. The motivated seller ( Must sell The property for all sorts of reasons).
2. We negotiate directly with the seller and not through A broker (that is, a property that is not for sale in the free market)
3. The seller has an existing mortgage on the property under good conditions (there is a repayment period, a fixed and low interest rate).
4. The balance of the existing mortgage is not higher than the market value of the property but is also not lower than the market value of the property by more than 50 percent. (The lower the mortgage, the more cash is forced to close the deal).
5. Establishing trust with the seller: Without the seller's confidence, he will not be persuaded to make the transaction. What will convince him is a clear agreement with the home ownership mechanism if you do not abide by the agreement - it is best to appoint a trustee (local attorney) who will give credibility to the whole process (an attorney on your behalf - not an attorney to bring the seller).
The seller must also explain that this is a quick procedure with no costs to the seller. It will save brokerage and closing costs and will not have to make any repairs to the property (meaning you purchase the property AS IS)
How do we find such deals?
Two main ways:
A. We will call for rental ads but our goal is to reach the owner directly and not the realtor or property manager) https://www.socialserve.com
It has a lot of ads that homeowners want to rent out their property directly and not through real estate.
B. Send 2000-4000 postcards to homeowners in the area you want to purchase. Write down postcards that you would like to purchase their home. Motivated homeowners will call you back so you can check with them whether their property and existing mortgage are eligible for a SUBJECT TO purchase.
An example of a deal I made:

I purchased a property in Memphis Tennessee from an investor who lives offshore and found it difficult to manage the property remotely so he wanted to get rid of it quickly.
The value of the property was: 75 $ 1,000
The balance of his mortgage: 51 $ 1,000
Mortgage interest: 5 percent.
Balance of mortgage life: 24 years.

Monthly mortgage payment: $ 300.
The agreed sale price was: 54 $ 1,000

That means at closing I needed a little less than $ 4,000.

The property from 900 $ monthly rental income.

Spending on the property as $ 400 per month.

After paying a mortgage (principal + interest) I had $ 200 left.

Return on capital:
200 * 12 = 2,400 $ Annual Equity Invested: 4,000 $ gives 60 a return.

But think more about the return on equity that can also be endless (if we only buy the property at its mortgage value), we have purchased a virtually non-equity yielding property that generates a positive cash flow.
Now think about buying five, ten or twenty houses with this technique.

Wait a minute - the deal can be even better: If you can find a home for this tenant to give him a purchase option (RENT TO OWN)
For the purchase option you will receive the same $ 4,000 you invested. The monthly rent will grow to $ 1,000 and then essentially no equity at all, you generate $ 300 a month.
The exercise price in two years will be $ 80,000.
If your tenant does not exercise the option you will find a tenant / purchaser in his place.
If the tenant exercises the purchase option you will exit with a profit of approximately $ 30,000 from the transaction excluding the monthly positive cash flow of $ 300 you received each month for two years.
Good luck to everyone - and think creatively!

Shay Halevy

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