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 Somerset, KY

Latitude: 37.082966 -- Longitude: -84.609387

ZIP Codes for Somerset, Kentucky	42501 42502 42503 42564
Area Code for Somerset, Kentucky	606
Time zone for Somerset, Kentucky	EST

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Somerset is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,352 at the 2000 census. It was so named because the first settlers in the area were from Somerset County New Jersey. The completion of Lake Cumberland in the 1950's transformed Somerset from a sleepy rural community into one of the largest commercial centers in Kentucky. Today Somerset contains the longest continuous commercial strip outside of Kentucky's golden triangle (Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky) with US 27, the main road through the community, being lined with restaurants, hotels, and boat shops for 10 miles. Somerset is also close to Cumberland Falls and the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. It is the county seat of Pulaski CountyGR6. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Kentucky 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Somerset	Kentucky	United States
Population	11,352	4,041,769	281,421,906
Median age	40.3	35.9	35.3
Median age for Male	37	34.6	34
Median age for Female	43.7	37.1	36.5
Households	4,831	1,590,647	105,480,101
Household population	10,295	3,926,965	273,643,273
Average household size	2.13	2.47	2.59
Families	2,845	1,104,398	71,787,347
Average family size	2.8	2.97	3.14
Housing units	5,428	1,750,927	115,904,641
Occupied units	4,831	1,590,647	105,480,101
Vacant units	597	160,280	10,424,540

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Local Information for Somerset, KY

Latitude: 37.082966 -- Longitude: -84.609387

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