Filing required. All contracts for deed executed on or after January 1, 1984, shall be recorded by the vendee within four months in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the land is located. Any other person may record the contract.
Under MN law, the legal maximum rate of interest on a written contract is 8%. See written MN statutes §334.01.
You agree to buy the home from the seller over time. You make regular payments to the seller. You don't own the home until the contract is complete.
The bottom line is that lawyers can help draft contract for deed language that protects both parties in case a buyer can no longer make payments.
Within four months of signing the contract for deed, you must “record” it with the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the property is located. If you do not do so, you could face a fine.
Let's review what we've learned. A contract for deed is a form of seller financing of real estate where a seller agrees to accept installment payments from the buyer instead of a lump sum payment. The seller is known as the vendor and the buyer is known as the vendee.
In legal opinions, a person who writes a contract is often called a drafter, or if the person who is bound by a contract writes it him or herself, a party to the contract. Both of those terms refer to a "role" that a person takes in connection with a contract.