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Option and Assignment

  I have an investor willing to buy my home but he wants a contract with the option to purchase the home for 30 days with an assignment clause. What are the cons in doing this?
 
  Sorry, but I don't know the whole situation.  It sounds as if he hopes to re-sell the property or rather, to turn it over at a profit without actually buying it at all.  I can't judge if this is a good idea, and I don't know anything about your situation, whether you can afford to tie the house up that way, if he's financially reliable etc.  With any unusual contract provision, I myself would contact a real estate lawyer before signing anything.
    Edith
Originally published on August 19, 2009
 
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