View My Video Message of the Week: What’s Your Story? In the old days, a typical owner financed home was either over priced or in tough condition. These days savvy sellers have nice homes that “should” sell quickly, realize owner financing is an option they can consider. At least if they have the right listing [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: Hi everyone, this is Tara, Jessica’s assistant. If you’ve ever called our office I’m usually the one you speak with first Jessica prepared her video but ran out the door before she wrote her blog piece. So I’m taking a shot at writing my first Freedom Friday and [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: So far in this educational series on “what’s traditional” we’ve discussed who pays for closing costs and typical interest rates for owner financed home transactions. Today’s topic is down payment. In the old days, the term “owner financed home”… usually followed with something that said “Only $5,000 down [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: Today’s topic for “what’s traditional” is Refinance Time. A normal bank loan gives you 15 to 30 years to repay it. With an owner financed loan how long of a term depends on the seller’s situation and what you need/want. I can tell you that on “average” owner [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: This is my second topic in my series on “What’s Traditional” in an Owner Financed Transaction. Last week we talked about who traditionally pays closing costs. This week, my topic is what are the “traditional interest rates” on an owner financed home purchase. The old owner financed answer… [...]

Owner Financed Home Purchase – Who Pays Closing Costs? I get asked a lot “what’s traditional…” in terms of an owner financed purchase or sale. I did my first owner financed deal over 8 years ago and what was traditional back then is no longer what it is today. For the upcoming weeks, I’m going [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: No, it’s not Christmas again (yet). But in terms of buying or selling a home, it can be just like Christmas. All around the Austin area real estate for sale signs will be popping up just like wild flowers. It’s the time of year when some folks get [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: 1. Appreciation Although real estate moves in cycles, sometimes up, sometimes down, over the years, real estate has consistently appreciated. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight tracks the movements of single family home values across the country. Its House Price Index breaks down the changes by region [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: Buying a new home is a daunting task even for the most experienced. Deciding whether or not you’re making a good deal often comes down to a matter of experience and judgement. However, there are some guidelines that can really help you spot a good deal. One of [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: Let me tell you about a man who  was plagued by defeat. In ’31 he failed in business and declared  bankruptcy. In ’32 he lost an election for the legislature. In ’34 his  business failed again, and he declared bankruptcy a second time. The  following year, his fiance [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s worth buying a home, you’re in for a shock when you use this calculator. Buying a $200,000 home vs paying $1500 a month in rent today, could earn you almost a million dollars over the next 30 years. Don’t believe it? Then [...]

As a business owner, I love to provide great service to my clients. As a Realtor, my goal is to be your Realtor for life. I recently had the opportunity to help Sammy & Margaret buy a home. They were kind enough to send me a thank you note detailing their experience. They put into [...]

View My Video Message of the Week: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of service. I look forward to hearing from you. Here’s our new home for this week… *** HANDYMAN SPECIAL *** Address: 110 Spanish Oak Cir Georgetown, TX 78628 http://www.austinownerfinance.com/owner-finance-homes-georgetown-110-Spanish-Oak-78628

View My Video Message of the Week: Good news abounds today! If you’ve been diligently saving for your down payment and have 5% to 6% down – I’m developing a small list of sellers and investors that are willing to sell you an owner financed home with good interest rates. You must have one of [...]

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