www.FindAzProperties.com - Creative Ways to Afford a Home
If your income and savings are making home buying a challenge, consider these options:
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Investigate local, state, and national down payment assistance programs. These programs give loans or grants to cover all or part of your required down payment. National programs include the Nehemiah program at www.getdownpayment.com and the American Dream down payment fund from the Department of Housing and Urban Development at www.hud.gov.
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Consider a shared-appreciation or shared equity arrangement. Under this arrangement, your family, friends, or even a third party may buy a portion of the home and thus share in any appreciation when the home is sold. The owner/occupant usually pays the mortgage, property taxes, and maintenance costs, but all the investors' names are usually on the mortgage. There are companies that can help you find such an investor if your family can’t participate.
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Lease with the option to buy. Renting the home for a year or more will give you the chance to save more toward your down payment. In many cases, owners will apply some of the rental amount toward the purchase price. You usually have to pay a small, nonrefundable option fee to the owner.
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