Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Sell And Rent Back Companies

By Graham Smith


It is a common problem these days for people to be unable to meet their monthly mortgage payments and to be facing the problem of having their home repossessed. There is a solution though, and it comes in form of sell and rent back companies. These companies will buy your house from you, and then rent it back it to you at the standard market rental price.

To release the equity from your home, and have it sitting in your bank account within a couple of weeks, sell and rent back companies really are the perfect solution. You do not have to undergo the disruption that moving house causes, and you can even buy your house back at a later date when your finances are in a healthier state. The process is simple enough too, as sell and rent back companies take care of all of the paperwork and legalities for you.

There are clear benefits to doing this, especially if you are in deep financial trouble and have a family to look after, who you do not want to disrupt from the life that they have become accustomed to. There will be no need to move to a different area and no need for children to have to change schools. In fact, there is even no need for anyone to know that the transaction has taken place, as there will be no for-sale signs or advertisements in the property sections of local newspapers.

For most homeowners with serious financial problems, sell and rent back companies provide the perfect solution, but there is a downside to take into account. You will not get the full market value of your house, just 70-90% of it. That might seem like an unacceptable loss to take for some people, especially if properties in their area regularly sell for the full asking price. From the sell and rent back companies point of view though, they are basing their valuation on how much the property could be sold for within a week, not if it was on the market for months.

So, you need to decide what is most important to you - getting the highest price possible for your property or making a quick sale that also allows you to stay in your property? If you feel that the latter option is the one for you, then there are many sell and rent bank companies out there for you to choose from.

You can find sell and rent back companies online easily enough by searching for phrases such as 'sell and rent back' on Google. There are, unfortunately, some less than reputable companies mixed in amongst the many good ones, so you should definitely take the time to thoroughly check up on any company before deciding to deal with them.




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