Selling a Home via Rent to Own

Hi Folks,

   Glad to welcome you back.

   We have some great topics ahead this week, and since we are headed into the summer, we wanted to make you aware once again of the invitation that we extended back in early April.

   In the interest of making this a "Non" Sales Pitch offer, I do recognize the fact that it can be taken by many as a sales pitch. On the flip side, if you read this carefully, you'll see that it is not (and is actually pretty cool!).

   Occasionally, we have more Buyers than Sellers of Rent to Own Homes placing Ads, and that creates a gap in favor of one type of Ad vs. another type of Ad. That being said, we currently have a temporarily disproportionate amount of Homes Wanted Ads (Buyers) vs Homes Available Ads (Sellers), and we would like to close that gap.

   In order to do so, we are extending to you, the readers of this Blog, an opportunity to list your Rent to Own Home for a period of 3-Months, at no charge (normally $16.99 for 3-Months). No entering credit card info, no payments...just listing your home. I'm going to run this offer through the end of June, or once the gap is closed...whichever comes first.

How Do You Get your Free 3-Month Ad listing your Home?

STEP 1:
Send an E-mail to me at homebuyer@lease2buy.com with the Subject; "BLOG - MY HOME FOR RENT TO OWN"

STEP 2:
We'll set up a Username and Password for you so you can log in, create your Ad, upload photos, etc.


So, To Recap...

The benefit for you - a free Ad listing your home.
The benefit for me - closing the gap between types of Ads as mentioned above.

I look forward to receiving your E-mails and seeing your homes on our website,

Have a Great Week, and Happy Rent-to-Owning !
Regards,
Rob Eisenstein
HomeRun Homes Blog http://blogging.lease2buy.com
HomeRun Homes Website http://www.lease2buy.com

An Offer for Those Selling a Home via Rent to Own

Hi All,
   Happy April Fool's Day. What we are going to discuss today is not a joke, and there is no fooling.

   We want to make this Blog Post as non-pitchy and "non-salesy" as possible, since I feel that the following can certainly be construed as sales-pitch material by most, however, if you read it thoroughly, you will see that it is certainly not.

   As most of you know, our business consists of buyers, sellers, and service providers listing their homes, requests for a home, or their services, on our website, for a highly-competitive price (which pales in comparison to the volume of people that see their Ad and the quality/qualifications of these visitors.

   We have very recently experienced perhaps a temporarily disproportionate amount of Ads from Buyers ("Homes Wanted") vs Ads from Sellers ("Homes Available"), and we are looking to close this gap. In order to beef up our inventory of Homes/Sellers, we are offering free 3-Month Ads to anyone looking to Rent to Own/LeaseOption/Lease Purchase their home (or homes, if you have more than one).

   We are looking to run this for a little while, until we close the gap. I'm trying to be as honest and up-front about this, and if you like our website, then tell a friend (we like that!).

   I made the Two-Step process pretty simple, and if you want to list your Home for free with no strings attached (except a referral, perhaps?), here is what you need to do:

STEP 1:
E-mail us at homebuyer@lease2buy.com and use the Subject Line "BLOG - MY HOME FOR RENT TO OWN"

STEP 2:
Next, we will reply to you with a Username and Password - and then you can log in and create your Ad, upload photos, etc.

   We are trying to make it as simple as possible for you. I look forward to seeing your homes on our website, and we appreciate your time.

Have a Great Weekend, and Happy Rent-to-Owning !
Regards,
Rob Eisenstein
HomeRun Homes Blog http://blogging.lease2buy.com
HomeRun Homes Website http://www.lease2buy.com

Holiday Wishes From HomeRun Homes

Hi Everyone,

   Hope your week is going smoothly. At this time, you may very well have visions of sugar plums dancing in your head, so I will make this short and sweet today !

   I just want to take this time to thank you for being a dedicated reader of my blog, and to say that I truly and genuinely appreciate the time you have spent reading my observations, views, (and sometimes even my rants!), and further, I hope that you've learned a thing or two along the way. As always, you can always contact me in order to suggest any topics or issues for me to investigate, review, and post in this blog. I am ready, willing, and able to accommodate you, as always.

   This will be our last post until Monday 12/27, so to our friends that celebrate Christmas, I wish you the Merriest Christmas ever, from our family and our company to you and your family. May the season bring you peace, serenity, and joy.

Have a Great Weekend, and Happy Rent-to-Owning !
HomeRun Homes Blog http://blogging.lease2buy.com
HomeRun Homes Website http://www.lease2buy.com

It's Still Rent to Own to Me

Hi Folks,
   News and trends spread fast in our global economy. One of the housing trends that has reached well beyond the borders of the U.S. has been that of "Rent to Own".

   As I often say, when I started this business in 2002, “Rent to Own” and "Lease Option” (and hybrids of the two) were alien terms. Over the 8+ years of managing the business, we have had our eye on the global markets, and we have seen some interesting developments.

   Now, the devil is in the details, but there are slight variations of Rent to Own all around the globe. For example, Australia uses the terms "rent to buy" and "vendor finance", and the UK and Ireland use "buy to let" (as well as lease option).

   Do you know what the two largest markets for Rent to Own are outside of the U.S.? It's Canada, and also, the Philippines. I bet you didn't guess that? Yes, often, this blows people away. In addition, the Philippines actually refer to it as "Rent to Own", as do our neighbors to the north. The Canadian market also uses some other variations, such as Vendor Take Back, or "VTB". Some other countries that use Rent to own or variations of it, include New Zealand and some of the Caribbean Islands .

   However, to find variations, we don't have to look far. While Chicago, the major cities in Florida, and North Carolina are some of the places that use the term, "Rent to Own", other places such as Atlanta and Phoenix use, "Lease Purchase" (varies in definition, but extremely similar).

   Please don't take this as the musings of a Real Estate Blogger, but as a primer for your entry into multiple national and international markets outside of your regular niche focus. Perhaps you could even consider it a small education on the real estate naming conventions across our big blue marble that we call Earth.

Have a Great Week, and Happy Rent-to-Owning !

Rent-to-Own Transactions Move into Mainstream

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all having a great week. We are extremely pleased to share with you an article that was done on Rent to Own by a major, authoritative website, American-apartment-owners-association.org.

The article, titled, "Rent-to-Own Transactions Move into Mainstream" (http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2010/06/24/rent-to-own-transactions-move-into-mainstream/), provides HomeRun Homes some fantastic publicity, and it describes HomeRun Homes as, "a highly-ranked online classifieds service matching properties to buyers/tenants".

Within the context of the article, they quoted me when I discussed some of the best markets for Rent to Own (also called Lease Options or Lease Purchase), as Atlanta, Central Florida, North Carolina, California and Chicago, because, "...of the severe decline in home prices in those areas, coupled with a rough economy that poses credit hardships on many buyers".

I was also quoted as saying, "Rent-to-own gives investors a creative option when dealing with slow-moving or distressed properties", and, “At least you know you have someone in the property who wants to be there."

Kudos to that great website for spreading the word about Rent to Own Homes.

We will be checking back in with you on the housing numbers of this week gone-by.

Have a Great Day, and Happy Rent-to-Owning !

Free Quarterly Rent to Own Newsletter

Hi All,
Hope you had a great weekend !

We have a lot of ongoing projects this week, but we just finished our most recent one, which is a quarterly Rent to Own Newsletter.

Some more information below (This is our Press Release that just went out regarding the Newsletter):

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For Immediate Release:

HomeRun Homes
(631) 676-3609
(631) 574-2420
homebuyer@lease2buy.com
http://www.Lease2Buy.com

Free Quarterly Rent to Own Newsletter Offered by HomeRun Homes

Ronkonkoma, New York, May 3, 2010 - HomeRun Homes (www.Lease2Buy.com) is now offering a free Newsletter regarding Rent to Own Homes. This quarterly Ezine will cover the topics of Buying or Selling a Rent to Own Home, along with tips, hints, and other news and information from the Real Estate and Rental Home markets.


FHA Tax Credit Expiration and the Real Estate Market

With the expiration of the FHA Tax Credit on April 30th, Rent to Own will become an even more popular option for purchasing a home. Since the popularity of Rent to Own has increased dramatically over the past few years, HomeRun Homes has added new services to help those seeking these type of Creative Real Estate deals. This free Newsletter is one of a series of benefits that the company has offered, along with providing a place for Home Service providers and Commercial Real Estate owners to offer their services or their properties to the vast amount of visitors that the website attracts.


Accessing the Rent to Own Newsletter

HomeRun Homes suggests that both potential Buyers and Sellers should educate themselves on the Rent to Own/Lease Purchase/Lease Option market before pursuing it as an option to buy, and these interested parties can download their copy of the Rent to Own Newsletter at: http://www.lease2buy.com/rent_to_own_homes_mailer.php


For additional information on the topic, "Free Quarterly Rent to Own Newsletter Offered by HomeRun Homes", please visit www.Lease2Buy.com


ABOUT HOMERUN HOMES

HomeRun Homes is a Centralized Marketplace which helps people Find or Sell a Rent to Own Home, or offer Home Services nationwide and globally to the thriving Rent to Own market.

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OK, we have a lot of cool stuff coming up this week, so keep an eye here, and have a fantastic and productive week!

Happy Rent-to-Owning !

Existing Home Sales, and Secrets of Rent to Own Contest

Happy Friday Everyone,

Can anyone believe it is just about the end of April? Weren't we just shouting "Happy New Year!". WOW!

OK, a few things to cover here, along with a cool contest!

We had a very interesting interview with American Express (Open Forum - for a new publication that will be released in June). We discussed the "twenty-something" age demographic, and how a Rent to Own agreement (or lease purchase/lease option) can be beneficial to them as either a buyer or a seller. The interview will be published in June (we'll post a link to it when it's out), but I'm told the format will be similar to their current publication.

On the Housing Front; Next week, there are some very important figures coming out: "Existing Home Sales" (National Association or Realtors, or "NAR"), and also, "New Residential Sales". These are both very important figures for everyone, so let's keep a close eye on them.

Now - for the Contest !!
To the first 5 people who send us an E-mail (at homebuyer@lease2buy.com) with the Subject line, "SECRETS OF RENT TO OWN, we will E-mail you over a Free Copy of our E-Book, "Secrets of Rent to Own".
More details about the E-Book are available here: https://www.lease2buy.com/rent2ownbook.php


***REMEMBER: We can only do this with the first 5 people...The Contest ends by 7PM EST Today, or whenever we get the first 5 E-mails, whichever comes first - so Good Luck !!

Have a Great Day, a Great Weekend, and Happy Rent-to-Owning !

Added New Advertising on our site

OK, so we saw a niche and filled it well! Seriously, though, we had tons of requests from cutomers who wanted a broader advertising spectrum on our site, so we started offering a granular approach, i.e. in Welcome E-mails, Renewal mails, in the Newsletter, etc.

So, for the full skinny on all the details, check out the "Breakthrough Approach Permits Granular Marketing to Home Rental Market" Press Release link at http://www.lease2buy.com/press.php

Cheers from your friendly Rent to Own Crew at HomeRun Homes (www.Lease2Buy.com)