Investing in Real Estate With Lease Options and "Subject-To" Deals : Powerful Strategies for Getting More When You Sell, and Paying Less When You Buy by Wendy Patton

Investing in Real Estate With Lease Options and "Subject-To" Deals : Powerful Strategies for Getting More When You Sell, and Paying Less When You Buy by Wendy Patton

PART 1
AN INTRODUCTION TO
LEASE OPTIONS AND
SUBJECT-TO DEALS

CHAPTER 1
How Lease Options 
and Subject-Tos Work 
and How They Can 
Set You Up for Future
Financial Freedom (FX3)
What Are Lease Options and Subject-Tos?
Lease options and subject-tos are ways to purchase real estate, usu-

ally with very little or no money down, sometimes even with money
back in the investor’s pocket. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn’t.
Can an investor end up with money in his pocket and not have to put
10 to 20 percent down to purchase real estate? Yes. These techniques
are used commonly today by successful investors. This book will
show you how to find motivated sellers and homes that you can pur-

chase with little or no money down—truly the fastest way to Future
Financial Freedom (FX3).
A lease option is a strategy that gives an investor the right to
lease a home and also the right to purchase the home during or be-

fore the end of the lease period. An option is a contract that gives its
purchaser the right to exercise a privilege. In the case of real estate in-

vesting, it gives the investor the right to purchase property during a
contracted period of time. It is a technique that involves gaining con-

trol of a property without the added burdens of ownership. All money
made in real estate is made by controlling property. Owning property
is the most obvious way to control it, but control is possible without

Investing in Real Estate With Lease Options and "Subject-To" Deals : Powerful Strategies for Getting More When You Sell, and Paying Less When You Buy by Wendy Patton