What to watch for and the steps and choices involved Fact checked by Rebecca McClay While traditional mortgages are a common path to homeownership, you do have alternatives. Rent-to-own agreements are ...

When you have bad credit, renting is often your only option. However, your dream of owning a home can still become a reality. If you can't qualify for a traditional home loan or afford a down payment, ...

It’s no secret that it’s getting harder to buy a home. That’s why many would-be homeowners are looking at rent-to-own homes as an alternative to the traditional path to homeownership—especially if ...

In a rent-to-own scenario, the tenant signs a contract in which they rent a property with the option — or, in some cases, an ...

In the often-unseen corners of our society, the urgent and pervasive issue of predatory rent-to-own contracts has long ensnared vulnerable populations, trapping them in a cycle of debt and instability ...

Buying a home through a rent-to-own agreement can be risky. If you can’t answer 'yes' to these questions, you might want to say 'no' to the whole thing. If your credit score is too low for a mortgage ...

A father-son landlord duo that owns dozens of properties in southwestern Pennsylvania violated the law in connection with rent-to-own contracts and residential leases, a court found. After the Fayette ...

Danielle, 23, and her husband, 24, from Salt Lake City have applied for a state-sponsored rent-to-own program. Rent-to-own programs allow tenants to rent a home with the option to buy it later.