You don’t have to throw away your dreams of owning a home if you don’t meet a lender’s strict requirements. The alternative option, owner financing, allows the seller of the home to act as a lender.

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The main reason a potential home buyer may look for an owner-financed property is they are unable to secure loan approval from a traditional mortgage lender. That's not to say anything terrible has ...

How Owner Financing Works Just like a conventional mortgage, owner financing involves making a down payment on property and paying off the rest over time. That said, this alternative to traditional ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...