Think lease options aren't going mainstream?  Think they aren't something you should be offering your home buyers and home sellers as alternatives when conventional sales and conventional mortgages don't work?

You might want to think again.  Recognizing the need for Realtors to get creative during these tough times and offering their home buyers and home sellers solutions that work, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) will be hosting a free webinar interviewing Lease Option expert Wendy Patton.  Wendy Patton has taught lease options or rent to own to thousands of Realtors, home sellers, home buyers and real estate investors.

They are a workable solution in these difficult real estate times.  They can help home sellers when their home isn't selling by conventional methods (don't you hate investing all of that time and effort in a sale and then lose out?).  They can help home buyers who can't currently qualify for a mortgage (don't you hate turning away those buyer leads?).  And they can help Realtors earn more commissions because you can get your full commission on a lease option or rent to own deal.  That's much better than turning away a buyer lead or losing a seller.

This lease option webinar with NAR is Thursday, August 27th at 3 PM EST.  Space is limited so sign up now!  Remember this webinar is free.

Real estate agents know of a dirty 4 letter word in real estate.  They cringe whenever they hear it because it means all of their hard word, all of their advertising, all of their time will have been for nothing.  They hear this horrid 4 letter word when a seller has a home that's been sitting on the market too long.

The seller grows impatient.  They want their home sold and they are running out of time.  That's when they call their listing agent up and say "Realtor, if you don't sell my home soon I'm going to have to RENT it!"

Rent is that dirty 4 letter word.

If you are a real estate agent you need to learn not to fear this.  You can still get your full commission from this seller because now they are a prime candidate for a lease option sale.  One of the biggest hurdles sellers often have to overcome with considering a lease option is the idea of having tenants in their home.  But they've just told you that they are now considering just that.

Selling on a lease option is obviously not the first choice, but it sure beats losing the listing or just renting the home and not getting paid squat!

Real estate investors who are trying to find real estate agents to work with need to keep in mind that real estate's dirty 4 letter word is your key to networking with agents.  Most agents don't know what to do when they hear the word "rent."  You can show them how you can help both the home seller and the agent.  Plus if you let the agent double dip when you find the tenant-buyer the agent is really going to appreciate you.  You did all of the work finding the buyer, they come out looking like a hero, and everyone gets what they want.