Investors & landlords

Many factors, but in general "no".

  • seller financed will provide you with some additional interest income over the installment period
  • seller financed you run the risk of the buyer defaulting on the payments
    • at this point you will need to spend $$ on legal fees to have the property returned to you
    • you may spend $$ just to get the buyer to continue making partial payments
    • all of this can be stressful and time consuming
  • No seller financing - the transaction is done, you have all the proceeds and can move on
  • No seller financing - you have a known tax rate (once and done) that is not subject to congressional tax rate changes down the road
*A reminder that posts in a forum such as this do not constitute tax advice.
Also keep in mind the date of replies, as tax law changes.