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

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.

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.

What is the “Burley Model” of Real Estate Investing

Empower Home Ownership & Secure Investors Returns with the Burley Model

John Burley looks at the real estate investing business differently than anyone you will ever meet. Coming out of sales and private equity, he brings that knowledge to his real estate investing business. Remember it is a business and it needs to be managed as such. One thing that every business needs is money and […]

Contract for Deed Law in Kansas

Contract for Deed in Kansas

Starting July 1, there are new rules regulating Contract for Deed Law in Kansas. A Contract for Deed, also known as a land contract or installment sale agreement, is a type of real estate transaction where the buyer agrees to pay the seller the purchase price of the property over time in regular installments. Unlike […]