November 20, 2008

Just recently I talked to a home repairman. He was telling me how he’d worked for a builder for over 10 years and how he had an “agreement” to purchase a home from his boss. They’d agreed on a price ($23,000) and on an amount that would come out of his paycheck every month. But that was it. Nothing in writing, no mention of interest. The home was in bad repair and the employee spent long hours and money renovating the home. The builder refused to do any repairs as he told the employee that as a home “owner”, it was the employee’s responsibility. Fast forward 10 years. The employee had come into some money and wanted to pay off the home and get a deed. He had enough money to pay off the principle and enough left over to pay interest of 8%. The builder refused the payoff, stating that as the home was worth more now, he wanted an additional $20,000 but that if the employee wanted, he could continue paying monthly. Needless to say, that employee is no longer working for the builder and no longer living in the house he’d called home for over 10 years.

Many people with poor credit feel that a “rent to own” option will help them find a home. They think that it is similar to going to some of the “no credit check” rent-to-own furniture stores that are in every town. “I’ll pay $1000 a month and then one day I’ll own the home”. Yes, it is possible to structure a “rent to own” contract, but it is extremely important to lay out all contingencies. How much of the base rent will go towards principle? Who is responsible for repairs? Is there a default clause if the buyer leaves the home before the house is paid off? Will the buyer forfeit the equity or will he get some of it back? In the case of delinquent rent, will the equity be applied to delinquent rent and the purchase/rent to own contract be voided? Remember, in a rent to own situation, the tenant/purchaser does not have title to the property.

Owner financing is different. In this case, deed is passed to the buyer at closing and a mortgage is held by the seller. The buyer will sign a mortgage note and mortgage the home. The terms of the note will have been negotiated before closing. In this case, the seller is not responsible for any repairs to the home and must proceed through legal channels to foreclose on the property should the buyer default on the mortgage note. Most sellers are reluctant to owner finance to someone with poor credit, but if there extenuating circumstances, this might be an option for those buyers who are not eligible for traditional financing.

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Latitude: 33.759506 -- Longitude: -84.403176

ZIP Codes for Atlanta, Georgia	30301 30302 30303 30304 30305 30306 30307 30308 30309 30310 30311 30312 30313 30314 30315 30316 30317 30318 30319 30320 30321 30322 30324 30325 30326 30327 30328 30329 30330 30331 30332 30333 30334 30336 30337 30338 30339 30340 30341 30342 30343 30344 30345 30346 30347 30348 30349 30350 30353 30354 30355 30356 30357 30358 30359 30360 30361 30362 30363 30364 30366 30368 30369 30370 30371 30374 30375 30376 30377 30378 30379 30380 30384 30385 30386 30387 30388 30389 30390 30392 30394 30396 30398 30399 31106 31107 31119 31126 31131 31132 31139 31141 31145 31146 31150 31156 31191 31192 31193 31195 31196 31197 31198 31199 39901
Area Code for Atlanta, Georgia	404
Time zone for Atlanta, Georgia	EST

Other Area Cities: Jonesboro, GA Atlanta, GA Decatur, GA Riverdale, GA Stone Mountain, GA Tucker, GA Belvedere Park, GA Brookhaven, GA Chamblee, GA College Park, GA Doraville, GA Druid Hills, GA East Point, GA Gresham Park, GA Roswell, GA Sandy Springs, GA Scottdale, GA Mableton, GA North Decatur, GA Smyrna, GA North Atlanta, GA Lithonia, GA Marietta, GA Conyers, GA

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Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the state of Georgia, and the central city of ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. One of seven American cities classified as Gamma world cities, Atlanta ranks third in the in number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in its metropolitan area. Its airport – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – is the world's busiest, both in terms of passenger traffic and landings and takeoffs. The city's northern section, Buckhead, is consistently ranked by the Robb Report as one of the most affluent communities in the United States, comparable to Los Angeles' Bel-Air and Manhattan's Upper East Side. Atlanta features the world's largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium. The aquarium features over 100,000 specimens in tanks holding approximately eight million gallons of water. One unique museum is the World of Coca-Cola featuring the history of the world famous soft drink brand and its well-known advertising. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Georgia 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Atlanta	Georgia	United States
Population	416,474	8,186,453	281,421,906
Median age	31.9	33.4	35.3
Median age for Male	31.2	32.1	34
Median age for Female	32.9	34.6	36.5
Households	168,147	3,006,369	105,480,101
Household population	387,527	7,952,631	273,643,273
Average household size	2.3	2.65	2.59
Families	83,182	2,111,647	71,787,347
Average family size	3.16	3.14	3.14
Housing units	186,925	3,281,737	115,904,641
Occupied units	168,147	3,006,369	105,480,101
Vacant units	18,778	275,368	10,424,540

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November 20, 2008

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