

1,546,224
No. I don't think that will ever be a thing out here and it's just not something I've ever seen in 30+ years.
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
3,691,310
Highly doubtful with how brisk our market is currently. I did have gal talk to me about it and I asked her where she heard about it. She said an agent was advertising regarding 'rent to own'. So I suggested she contact that agent directly. Personally I do not want to be part of those contracts unless an attorney writes the contract. I have heard horror stories over the years on how the seller uses certain verbiage whereas the buyer forfeits their payments thus far etc upon certain situations. It can be fraught with legal liability.
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
685,002
Recently I have been getting calls for rent to own, however, that does not seem to be real popular here. Far and few between.
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
1,875,168
Well, I say from a buyers perspective it's a rip off. Of course, we all know Yahoo Finance articles as being the cutting edge ... 🤪
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
3,447,516
It is not new. It has been around for as long as I have been in the business (19 years and counting) and likely even before. I had a client that wanted to go that route ... thankfully they listen to me and they were able to buy a home with my help.
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,478,516
Rent To Own favors the seller.
Qualified buyers buy when they are ready to buy. They do not enter an agreement wherein the will pay to purchase at a future price and pay more monthly for that privilege.
Rent To Own has been around for many years. I do not think it will ever be a large part of the market.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,278,056
Very rarely see it Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI, SRES
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
5,558,757
These programs are everywhere if you are willing to search for them. In was a huge scam in the housing crisis so I do not favor it under any circumstances. some got rich, but few went to jail.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
6,765,825
Not likely, this idea crops up from time to time, attractive to both sellers and buyers. Unfortunately it does not last as buyers who do not qualify for a loan generally do not qualify as renters either.
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
2,364,185
I don't think it will be a thing again while the markets are hot. When the market cools down and it becomes a buyers market... maybe.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,641,729
It's been here for 35 years (and then some) and never, ever utilized. I did in fact rent to own in 1989 - it's how I bought my first house.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
2,872,471
Rent to own is not even in play and if you can find someone that will accommodate, consider yourself a lotto winner! Interesting to note: 1/3 of America is retiring and wealth is shifting. Statistics tell you that that seller is out there. Trying to find them is not a waste of time. You may get lucky
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
5,292,059
I can not say that I heard of them yet.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
921,504
I am seeing on-line ads for rent-to-own but based on today's market condition I am confident these are predators/scams attempting to trap the naive.
When the small investor gets back into the game, I expect to see more, However the small investor is simply not competitive against the generous institutional and ibuyers.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,113,048
Those are simply renters . . . and I do not work with them.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
8,237,009
Nope.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
796,639
Rent to own and lease option are something I've only heard of from those hoping to rent the property. Only the buyer benefits as they can back out if prices go down and buy if prices go up.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
5,202,204
I doubt it. I can't see it being a viable option in this market, and perhaps for some time. There are plenty of risks.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
944,471
Interesting. From my experience, rent-to-own usually benefits the seller much more than it does the buyer. Buyers lose out if they're never able to buy the property. In this situation, it looks like the seller is holding the buyer hostage and trying to make more money on the property. It might close but will it hurt the buyer in the long run?
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
6,054,949
It didn't work way back when, and most likely work now either. Either rent, or buy.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
3,303,762
There hasn't been a lot of demand in that area of sales (renting). I have only done one and it turned into quite a cluster. There was mold found on a basement wall behind a bed, the buyer freaked, called a mold remediation company who said it would cost $5000. All it took was to change the direction of a lawn sprinkler, seal the wall, all of $100.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
383,254
I have seen a few situations where rent to own was something a developer was offering and from time to time I am asked about them. Overall it's extremely rare in Manhattan.
158,388
I foresee a lot of people not going through with their purchases if the market drops and prices are based on today's prices.
1,657,602
Nonsense, no signs of that. Prices are still going up, the inventory is still catastrophically low.