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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Local Information for Twin Falls, ID

Latitude: 42.56142 -- Longitude: -114.463715

ZIP Codes for Twin Falls, Idaho	83301 83302 83303
Area Code for Twin Falls, Idaho	208
Time zone for Twin Falls, Idaho	MST

Other Area Cities: Jerome, ID Twin Falls, ID

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Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, IdahoGR6. As of the 2000 census Twin Falls population was 34,469 (2003 estimate: 36,742). [1] Twin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region and the seventh largest in the state. As the largest city in a 100-mile (166-kilometer) radius, Twin Falls serves as a regional commercial center for both south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada. Twin Falls is the principal city of the Twin Falls, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area - the state's largest - which officially includes Jerome and Twin Falls Counties. The resort community of Jackpot, Nevada, in Elko County is unofficially considered part of the greater Twin Falls area. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Idaho 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Twin Falls	Idaho	United States
Population	34,469	1,293,953	281,421,906
Median age	33.8	33.2	35.3
Median age for Male	32.1	32.2	34
Median age for Female	35.4	34.2	36.5
Households	13,274	469,645	105,480,101
Household population	33,302	1,262,457	273,643,273
Average household size	2.51	2.69	2.59
Families	8,864	335,588	71,787,347
Average family size	3.05	3.17	3.14
Housing units	14,162	527,824	115,904,641
Occupied units	13,274	469,645	105,480,101
Vacant units	888	58,179	10,424,540

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November 20, 2008

Local Information for Twin Falls, ID

Latitude: 42.56142 -- Longitude: -114.463715

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