Advantages of a Contract For Deed

1. It is a great alternative for those who do not qualify for a mortgage. If you cannot qualify for a mortgage due to some issues, such as unemployment and past bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Short Sale, Lack of Credit-Self employed, this agreement serves as a great alternative. Contract for Deeds are flexible the buyer and sellers negotiate the terms of the sale of the house.
No origination Fees,No Points,No Appraisal Fees,No Lender Fees at all No Mortgage insurance
Tax Benefits,Home OwnerShip Rights,Build EquityHave pets
A contract for deed is basically the agreement to sell and buy a real estate property wherein the seller will hold the title until the time when the contract’s provisions have been filled, usually upon full payment of the property. In this case, the buyer may already occupy the property and make the payments as stipulated. Upon completion of payment the seller will pass the title by recording the deed.
 

Sellers Benefits of a Contract for deed

Minnesota Owner Financed Homes
A great benefit of the contract for deed for the seller is that it allows the distribution of the tax reports for capital gains during sales over the contract period instead of just in the year the property was sold
Sellers Can cash Flow the property and make a higher rate of return than the bank or bonds.Fix rate of Return on the sellers investment
Regular payments are set up with the balance coming due in a balloon payment at the end of the term.The length of the term is usually 3-5 years of length.The payments are amortized over a 30 year amortization schedule but is negotiable.
No mid night calls for Maintenance,More potential Buyers
Under a Contract for Deed, the buyer makes regular payments to the seller until the amount owed is paid in full or the buyer finds another means to pay off the balance. The seller retains legal title to the property until the balance is paid; the buyer gets legal title to the property once the final payment is made. If the buyer defaults on the payments, the seller can repossess the property. In Minnesota its 60 days."Seek legal advice on this"

Owner Financing

With a traditional mortgage, you borrow money from a banker lender to pay for the property. Then, you make payments back to the bank or lender to pay off the loan. With owner financing, you make arrangements to pay the owner in installments, typically of principal and interest, Taxes and Insurance until you've paid off the purchase price of the property.
A Wisconsin land contract is a form of seller financing. It is similar to a mortgage, but rather than borrowing money from a lender or bank to buy real estate, the buyer makes payments to the real estate owner, or seller, until the purchase price is paid in full.
Investing in Real Estate -Buying a home on a contract for deed can free up your credit. Keeps your scores high being the buyer wont have the debt on their credit. More Profits with less money down. No mortgage insurance is huge.
It is very important to know the difference between owner financing and rent to own. In a rent to own purchase, which can also be called a lease option, lease purchase, lease to own, rent to buy, the buyer, or tenant, has the option to purchase the home at any time during the rental period for a specific agreed price in the agreement.
Rent to own typically means the owner has promised to sell the property to the tenant for a certain price within a certain time frame. Often a portion of the rent paid will go toward either the purchase price or buyer's closing costs associated with the purchase in the form of a rent credit. In the Rental Agreement it should state a time line when the purchase has to be made by also a purchase price.