Land contracts, also called trust deeds, notes, deeds of trust and privately held mortgages, are real estate purchase contracts financed for the buyer by the seller. Depending on the terms of the ...

Also called an installment land contract, contract for deed or contract for sale, a land contract is a property sale where the seller holds the title of the property until you have paid for it. Absent ...

Seller-financed loans known as “land contracts” don’t involve a bank and lack the consumer protections available with traditional home loans. By Ann Carrns With traditional mortgages for lower-priced ...