A St. Louis red-brick house split down the middle — one half a restored, owner-financed home in warm light, the other half boarded up and condemned — illustrating the slow flip lawsuit.

When a Tool Becomes a Trap: St. Louis Sues Over “Slow Flip” Home Sales — and What It Means for Every Investor Who Seller-Finances

The City of St. Louis has sued a real estate company over “slow flip” home sales — contract-for-deed deals that put credit-challenged buyers into overpriced, often uninhabitable homes without occupancy permits. Here’s what happened, why the city sued, what Missouri’s Contract for Deed Act actually requires, and how to use seller financing the right way.

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