5 Disadvantages of Buying a Home via Owner Financing in Reno

By Larry Crickon

If you’re thinking about buying a house from a seller using seller financing (also called “owner financing”) make sure you’re aware of the advantages as the drawbacks! Keep reading this blog post to learn the 5 disadvantages of buying a home via owner financing in Reno so you can be prepared
When a seller wants to sell their home in the 89515 zip code area, they could wait for buyers to come up with bank financing, but there’s another option as well: they can offer owner financing (also called “seller financing”) in which the seller acts as the bank. The buyer simply pays monthly payments to the seller until the house is paid off.
For many people, owner financing is an excellent alternative because it allows buyers to get into a home that they might not have the credit to purchase, plus it gives the seller a steady cash flow if they don’t want or need the large amount of money from the sale of the house.
But is owner financing right for everyone? It may not be.

5 Disadvantages Of Buying A Home Via Owner Financing In Reno

#1. Harder to get

Bank financing is the most common way to sell so some owners might not be aware of owner financing as an option to sell their house. (However, we do owner financing and it’s very common at our office so give us a call at (775) 721-2274 to talk to us about our owner financing options).

#2. Fewer options

Because it can be harder to find an owner willing to do owner financing, that might mean you have fewer potential houses to choose from when buying, or it might mean that you have to look at more houses before you find one that the owner is willing to sell through owner financing.

#3. Terms

Owner financing comes with many more flexible terms than you might normally get at a bank. However, this can also be a disadvantage because if you are not familiar with the all the possibilities you may overlook a term or you may create a term that does not give you an advantage.

#4. You may pay more

With traditional bank financing, the interest rate is set by the bank. Owner financing may have higher interest rates (depending on the other terms of the contract) and you might end up paying more for the house. However, you might be fine paying more overall if it means you can get into a house that you couldn’t otherwise get into.

#5. Owner

With bank financing, you work with a bank and they are professionals who have a code of conduct and industry regulations to follow. But with owner financing, it’s just an agreement between you and the owner so make sure you are comfortable with the owner first before making an agreement with them.

Want to see what owner financing houses we have available? We have an inventory of houses for purchase, many of which can be owner-financed. Click here now and fill out the form to see our options, or call our team at (775) 721-2274.