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Just a word of advice....
Don't expect a Real Estate Agent to really know of or want to participate in any Lease-to-Own, or Owner Financing type of deals. Why? Because many of them don't know how to put something like that together and many of them don't want to wait to get paid their commission months, or even years, down the road.
I searched Craigslist for ANY housing in the Deridder area and came up empty. So, i'm not too sure how large the town of Deridder is.
The best bet is to search the For Rent ads in your local newspaper or other medium and if it's a house you're interested in & ask the landlord if he/she would be willing to sell you the house at the end of the lease. Either that, or find a We Buy Houses/Real Estate Investor type person who is familiar with creative type deals. They, more than anyone, have the understanding of how to put together a deal. If you need any other assistance, feel free to contact me.
Owner Financing and Lease-to-Own houses are rarely advertised......they are created.
Hope this gives you a little direction.
Darin
Thu Jul 16 2009, 15:15