Lease to Buy question

Hello,

I had an interesting thought last night and wondered if anyone knew the answer -

There is a house I am intersted in buying, but can't afford atm.  The seller is getting a bit desperate and has dropped the price a few times already - I know they need to sell.

Hypothetically, if it suited the seller, if I was to enter a lease to buy arrangement, could I renovate the property, rent it out at a higher rent than i pay to a tenent and then excersise the option in a couple of years?

Thanks!

Jess

Yep. You just have to put a condition in the lease that allows you to sub-lease it out.

Also need to be careful if you cannot settle or sell the option you may lose all the improvements you have added.

Terryw
Finance Broker
Solicitor

Okay.  Thanks for your response!

This is a very clever idea and one I have never thought of. It is a way to get some positive cash flow, without the huge outlet of an immediate deposit or a huge loan from the bank. You could use your positive cash flow to help save your deposit so you don't have to borrow as much from the bank, and hopefully in those couple of year the property goes up in value so the lenders will like you even more.

The only problem is finding a vendor who is desperate enough to do it!

Ryan McLean
http://CashFlowInvestor.com.au
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