How do you purchase a home for sale by owner?

Question

In a few months, my husb and I will be purchasing a home from a friend. We currently own a home and have owned homes in the past. But we have only bought and sold with the help of an agent. How do home sales by owner work?

PLS ONLY QUALIFIED ANSWERS!! Thanks!

Answer 1

pretty much the same way , first off pick your attorney and contact them asap, most of the time if you and the seller use the same attorney or escrow service you will receive a discount on fees. they will be able to help you follow through with the needed steps so there is nothing that you have overlooked.
a sales contract is a must- with dates such as when closing is expected, when inspections are to be completed, deposits recorded, and any contingencies- even though its a freind your buying from where you take their word for everything- sometimes thats not good enough -if you dont want any unexpected problems to arise later on so its best to get everything IN WRITING. Forms such as home condition disclosures, and lead based paint disclosures will need to be signed and submitted for record - you can gets forms like this from your escrow service, a local real estate agency or even online.
Follow through with your inspections and obtaining a mortgage. If there are any problems that arise - instead of a agent dealing with them- you will have to make the contact and resolve the issues on your own.
Once closing comes - your attorney will make sure everything required including insurance and title insurance is completed.
Real estate agents really are not needed, they act mostly as middle man for making deals and opening the home for showings, if you already know what your buying and follow through with your inspections - and recording papaerwork than everything should go smoothly.

Answer 2

Not sure about Mary H's answer. But the purchase is like any other done with your agents in the past, you agree on terms, bind it contrctually, inspect, hire escrow/tiltle which is often done by lender, then close. The key things you need to be concerned with are the contract and inspections. The contract should give you the right to do inspections and negotiate any issues found. You would likely be wise to hire an attorney or a fee for service real estate agent/broker to handle the contracts. Look for C-CREC designaion agents. They will make sure everything is up and up. It is always tricky and dicey dealing with friends so professional assistance is a good thing.

Answer 3

The pocedure does not change by your purchasing a home from the owner.

You have a couple of questions before you do this transaction. What do you plan to do with the home you are currently residing in? Will it turn into a rental or will the property you are purchasing be a rental.

It would be better if your current place become a rental, therefore you will need a rental contract from the person that will be renting from you.

Are you planning to sell your current home?

You have to enter into a contract with your friends so you both will know what you are suppose to do and when to do it.

Listed below are a few things you will need to include in your contract. You might decide to add a few things

#1 Down payment if any(Will the seller carry back any of the mortgage?)

#2 Amount of mortgage that will be required to close the transaction

#3 Who will pay closing cost to close the transaction (Will each person pay their own closing cost?) (Will the seller pay closing cost?) Someone has to decide and put it into the contract

#4 When do you hope to close the transaction.(A possible date of closing, It will not close on this date anyway, but a date about 45-60 days from the date of the contract and that it might close early)

#5 Who will pay for the appraisal, Inspection and other fees that might need to be paid.

These thing should be specified in a purchase contract between you and the seller. You don't need anything fancy, you should be able to find a real estate purchase contract at a stationary store or perhaps Staples or Office Depot.

You as the buyer should contact a mortgage broker to complete a mortgage loan application and allow your credit report to be obtained so you will know what type of mortgage you are qualified for.

You will need lots of documents to complete your mortgage application, however, I will give you a few that will get you started.

#1 Two years of federal income taxes and w-2 from each borrower.

#2 One months paystubs for each borrower

#3 Six months bank statements to include 401k statements from your current employer for each borrower

Once your mortgage broker has these documents and your credit report he/she can then submit your application to an underwriter to determine your interest rate, # of years your mortgage will be for. If you are qualified for an adjustable or fixed rate loan. How much you are able to borrower.

Keep in mind that this is what you are qualified for. Sit down with the mortgage broker, go over each loan that you are qualified for listen to the terms, adjustments and other information.

Keep an open mind so you can learn about each mortgage you are qualified for. What might be good for others might not be good for you and your situation.

Now select the mortgage that you feel more comfortable with and best fit our financial situation. Keep in mind that if you select an adjustable rate mortgage that the interest will eventual go up causing your monthly mortgage to go up. You should be prepared for this if this is your selection.

Tell your mortgage broker to make sure you know of any changes to your mortgage because if the loan docs are not exactly as discussed you will not be signing them.

Once you have decided on a mortgage that best suit you, shortly mortgage loan docs will be made available for you to sign. Make sure they say exactly what you and your mortgage broker discussed.

If they are not please don't sign the docs. Call your mortgage broker and find out the reason. If there is no good reason tell the mortgage broker that when the loan docs match what you discussed you will be prepared to sign the loan docs.

By signing your mortgage loan docs you are saying that you agree to the terms, interest rate and and adjustment that might be there unless you have decided to get a fixed rate mortgage.

The morgage broker will also recommend an escrow, title and insurance company. You are not obligated to use them you may select your own. Your mortgage broker does not make any money one way or the other from offering these companies. It is against the law for him to accept anything and for them to offer him anything.

The escrow closing agent will use your contract to make up the escrow documents for you to sign. There are times when the escrow closing agent and the title company are one in the same.

If you are in a state where the closing agent is an attorney this is the only time that you really need an attorney and that is to assist you in the closing.

Who ever you use as a closing agent will make sure that you observe any real estate laws in your state.

The are bonded for this purpose.

I hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.

"FIGHT ON "

Answer 4

I am a real estate investor who has brought and sold homes in many states, and what I know is that it can be different from state to state.

You need to know what are the legal requirement for your state. States like New York require both parties to have lawyers of their own. Other states you don't need a lawyer.

I always check with a pro when working in a new state and I go to the state's web site and read the pages for a new home buyers, almost every state have such pages.

If you and your friend are willing and able, check out about doing a Quitclaim Deed. You will need a lawyer to write one for you.

I have used Quitclaim Deed to transfer the title to me and then when to the bank and got a home equity loan to pay for the home.

I must strongly advise you check with a lawyer about this, I am offer know legal advise, I am only telling you want I have done with a friend.

Understand the house must be free and clear of a mortgage to do this.

Also pay good money to get a home inspection by an inspector who has insurance before you do anything.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You mutually agree on an escrow service and go through them, or if you are financing, you can go through your bank escrow department. They will handle everything for a nominal fee.

Answer 7

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