REI Wealth Monthly Issue 14 | Page 47

HOW TO STRUCTURE SELLER FINANCED DEALS JIM INGERSOLL oday’s real estate market has created excellent opportunities for real estate investors to work directly with motivated sellers. These sellers come in the form of distress situations from a variety of life challenges such as job loss, divorce or medical challenges, but they can also come from out of town sellers with equity, burned out landlords, or from probate. Regardless of where the motivated seller came from, the opportunities for making acquisitions structured with seller financing are alive and well. Before making your offer, know your goals. To maximize the leverage of your investment, think in terms of no money down. To maximize your monthly cash flow, think in terms of low interest. Here are five ways to structure seller financing offers when working directly with motivated sellers.