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Loan For A New Loan

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Due to the recession, many households became financially burdened. As the economy suffered many people faced job loss or at the very least a decrease in income, therefore, leading to many foreclosures. Because of the impact a foreclosure has on one’s credit score, these individuals are not able to qualify for a new loan on another house. Fortunately there are other options in buying a house besides qualifying for a loan such as owner finance and rent-to-own. Owner finance allows those who cannot qualify for a loan the ability to have the owner of the property finance them. This option replaces the bank with the owner of the property. It allows one to have the ability of owning a home who has a lower credit score or is still going through bankruptcy. The owner who is financing the home can be more flexible than a bank in the conditions of the loan such as a down payment, interest rates, and mortgage payments. The owner can allow someone to pay the down payment in instalments instead of all at once which is ideal for those who can qualify for a loan but do not enough money saved. Most banks require at least a three percent down payment which is thousands of dollars and the more expensive a house is the more money the down payment is. However, the owner can agree to instalments once a week or once a month which gives the purchaser of the home the ability to purchase the home without saving years in advance. Also, the owner may have a lower interest rate on the loan than the

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