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Old 04-29-2015, 07:59 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by ken0042 View Post
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.
You're right. It'd have to be an absolutely huge boom for that to occur. The fixed sale price is very generous towards us, factoring in an average appreciation rate of 4.6% per year over 3 years.

I would consider that to be the win-win situation, and would be ecstatic if that actually occurred.
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