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What is Seller Financing?

July 2, 2008 by Tracy Z 2 Comments

When a seller allows a buyer to make payments over time for the purchase of property, it is known as owner financing or seller financing. This private financing by the seller can take the place of a bank loan or be in addition to a conventional mortgage.

The payment amount, interest rate, and other terms are agreed upon between the buyer and seller. The amount financed by the seller will depend upon the buyer’s down payment and whether there are any bank loans.

Here’s an example of how it works.An owner advertises his or her house for sale, either on their own or through an agent. A buyer makes an offer, and they agree upon a sales price of $175,000 with a 10 percent down payment of $17,500.

Rather than requiring the buyer to obtain a bank loan, the seller carries back the balance of $157,500 in the form of a note and mortgage. It could also be a note and deed of trust or a real estate contract, depending on the customary documents for that state. A title company or real estate attorney is often used for the closing.

The note spells out the terms of repayment. In this case they agree upon 8.5 percent interest at $1,211.04 per month based on a 360-month amortization. The seller doesn’t really want to wait a full 30 years for payments, so the note requires payment in full, known as a balloon payment, within seven years.

Because the buyer is making payments to the seller rather than an institutional lender, the legal arrangement is called a private mortgage, seller carry-back, or owner financing. The seller has the same mortgage rights as a bank, so if the buyer does not make payments, the seller can foreclose and take the property back.

Should the seller prefer cash today rather than payments over time, the rights to future payments can be sold or assigned to a note investor on the secondary market.

Also check out  – 5 Reasons Sellers Offer Owner Financing.

Filed Under: Notes 101 Tagged With: private mortgage note, Sell Note, Seller carry-back note, What is owner financing, What is Seller Financing

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  1. Tracyzr says

    August 5, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    To: Private Mortgage Note

    Thanks for your comment. The purpose of the post entitled “What is Seller Financing?” is to provide a basic example of how owner financing works. This private alternative to conventional bank financing has been around for many years and is becoming more popular with the recent credit crunch and sub prime fallout.

    For further expansion of the subject I encourage you to review additional posts including 5 Reasons Sellers Offer Owner Financing along with the Real Deals and Notes 101 Categories. If you have further questions or would like to see a post on a specific subject, please feel free to let us know.

    Thanks,

    Tracy Z. Rewey

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  1. private mortgage note says:
    June 29, 2008 at 10:32 am

    private mortgage note…

    After reading this post, I am not sure I understand what you are trying to relate. Please expand on your thoughts a little more. Thanks…

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