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Purchase Money Mortgage
Updated
January 19, 2023
A purchase-money mortgage is a loan made by the seller of a home to the buyer as part of the property transaction. A purchase-money mortgage, also known as owner or seller financing, is when the seller acts as the bank, supplying the money to buy the house.
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