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Did you know that with a lease option you control whether or not you buy the home? If the market and home prices drop, you can walk. If home values continue to climb, you get the first right of refusal and can capture those appreciation gains. That is why in this...

Contract for Deed Detailed Many individuals and families that come to Home Equity Parter to find their first home or condo often ask questions about what responsibilities and options they have. This is often because their perception of leasing is through the...

Down payments can be more complicated than you think for first-time home buyers. Down Payments are thought to be very straightforward but have a lot of stipulations and rules.  First-time homebuyers seeking an FHA loan with less than 15% or 20% down often face...

Home Equity Partner has worked with many families and individuals over the years in a variety of circumstances to get them into a home. While the one thing that links all these people together is that they couldn't get a traditional home loan, the other important...

Set Your Rent was our business name for several years and its purpose was to tell you that you can get a home and "set your rent" based on the home you buy. It was pretty catchy and served its purpose well. That being said it was confusing to many people and only...

Have you ever received a bill that was higher than you anticipated, and when you looked it over you found that there were one or more “additional fees” you were unaware of? It can happen with housing, too. Among all the specialized terminology relating to real estate...

The declaration of covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 as a national health emergency forced governments to impose movement restrictions to help contain the spread. This, together with other policies, adversely affected different sectors of the economy, the housing sector...

Let’s face it: It’s tough being an aspiring home buyer right now in the United States real estate market. First, it’s basically a seller’s market which means prices are sky high and competition is at an equally historic level. While there are some programs out there...

The myth that the self-employed cannot get a mortgage is wrong. If you are self-employed, you probably already know that it could be a little harder to get a mortgage than someone who works for a large company. If you want to own your own home but think it’s...

You wouldn’t expect North Dakota’s largest city to be a hub for jobs involving computers and mathematics, but statistics bear this out. Yet Fargo is also the perfect home for service professionals, blue-collar workers, management, and entrepreneurs alike. Home to some...