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Old 04-28-2015, 10:52 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Regorium View Post
The returns are sky high (for now), and frankly, there is no situation where the tenant will win.
Isn't the sale price pre-determined? In that case, if the market goes up, the tenant wins. If the agreed upon price is $400k, and then after 3 years the house is worth $500k, they would be ahead.

However I do agree that in many cases it is a form of predatory financing.
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