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A land contract is a sale with a contract between a buyer and seller, where the seller finances the sale. In a land contract, the buyer agrees to make payments to the seller over a period of time.

A land contract purchaser is not a renter, but has partial ownership while they are making payments. The seller holds the deed until the purchase is fully paid, and the buyer has most of the other rights and responsibilities of ownership throughout the payment period. It is a legally binding agreement.

Under Wisconsin law, land contracts are a seller-financing alternative to a traditional mortgage. Land contracts are often used for the sale of property to a family member. We also see land contracts being used occasionally for the sale of vacant land.

It is possible for the interest rate to change over time, but the average interest rate has to be 11% or less. In general, the buyer is in charge of making all repairs and paying property taxes in most land contracts. Most contracts also say the buyer must get homeowners insurance.

The buyer in a land contract pays the seller in installments and receives a deed when all payments have been made. As an alternative to the seller giving a deed and taking back a mortgage, the land contract seller reserves title to the property as security.

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A land installment contract in Ohio is an alternative to a traditional mortgage, wherein the buyer makes regular monthly payments to the seller. No banks or approvals are required to enter into this type of arrangement, and generally there is considerably more flexibility?and fewer protections?because of this.

Standard contingencies include things like a buyer's inspection of the house and satisfaction with the condition that the house is in. Contingencies such as these are often considered a matter of course and their presence within a purchase agreement will likely not be contested.

As discussed above, a purchase agreement should contain buyer and seller information, a legal description of the property, closing dates, earnest money deposit amounts, contingencies and other important information for the sale.

No contract is valid unless it contains three essential elements: (1) the names of the "parties," (2) the "subject matter," and (3) "consideration." Each of these terms is defined below.