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Buying a home for the holidays, and hoping for a bargain? Learn the pros and cons of buying a home during the winter months.

Buying a home for the holidays, and hoping for a bargain? Learn the pros and cons of buying a home during the winter months.

How do you feel about owner financing?

There's nothing wrong with owner financing -- lots of people do it every year --but the key is to have an attorney who knows about real estate transactions to make sure that all of the paperwork -- the loan contracts, disclosures, and recording at the county level -- is in order. The attorney can also help you with the payment schedule and disclosures and such.

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Keith Gumbinger
Keith Gumbinger
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Vice President, HSH.com
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