Our Christian family is looking to move after loosing a son we are private, very clean family we work hard and just raising our family 22 years married we are looking for a home to buy on contract from a Christian individual owner. We are not interested in dealing with any brokers, banks or reality companies. Weve owned home thru bank and we did buying on contract from individual we liked that much better worked out good for them and us we have no criminal back grounds what so ever only partying we do and only highs we get are serving God. We are hand shake or fist bump kinda family we are not paying nor having our personal lives invaded so we are not interested in doing your credit checks or any kind of checks you take us at our word or we arent meant to do business. We are truck drivers and nurses husband had home improvement company for 20plus years now is a route driver. We are looking for a safe area we will not be placed in a area of drugs, high crime area, we are not interested in dumps nor mobile home parks we need a 3 bedroom min. Must be livable we dont mind something that needs minor touch ups such as windows carpet roofs husband can do that furnace. Water heater. Plumbing and electrical need to be good we will do $3000 down $600 a month pay yearly taxes as they must be current and we will go through our insurance and keep insurance on home this would be our home the day you get our 3000 you hold title till paid off but ours to fix up to our liking with out needing to discuss anything with you. We can maybe make a few 2 or 3 extra payments a year possibly at tax season if we get returns possibly throw 3 or 4 payments in at that time not a guarantee we are looking price range between 50 to $65,000 we have no problem adding $5000 to total purchase of home for financing and pay entire balance off by the 6th year or our contract could become void depending on you but with our prices we have gave here and can do we see no reason why we couldnt could possibly pay off a year earlier no guarantee but definitely possible we are hoping to have something found by early to middle march please send photos and your details we are ok with doublewide the singlewide would have to appear very very clean as long as not in a mobile home park. We are out of st.james mo we are honestly looking in no particular town or area just has to be in or very near a town with min of population of 10,000 plus for employment purposes not having my wife drive 30 plus mins to work one way and daughters. They are in nursing well these prices are best we can do and will do we ask that first month house payment be put to end of total purchase price so we have first month to have everything in order thank you and God bless we have a 19 year old daughter one daughter getting ready to hit 18 both Graduated hugh school early both work in nursing we expect them to stay untill they do sone college for law enforcement and LPN then a 13 year old daughter and 7 year old son his drawings are the face of our ad. We have nothing against nice trailer parks just dont want to make a house payment and pay a separate lot rent charge nothing against doing business with brokers banks etc just prefer an individual we are not interested unless a binding contract is put together by both parties --173.216.xxx.xx

I do not see any major red flags here. I would be willing to talk to these people face and face just to determine how really serious they are. --68.63.xxx.xxx

I do rent to owns and would have nothing to do with them.Want mom and pop seller so they can take advantage of them,say you cant do background or credit checks because there credit is 450 and shows they never paid a bill in the life,background check will show active warrants.hand shake or fist bum kind of family means they don't want to sign anything that will be used against them in court. First conversation anyone tells me what a good Christian they are makes me very suspicious of them.Just like regular rentals when they need to tell me a story I don't want to hear it because they are just trying to cover something up. --104.229.xxx.xxx

Just one thing that I noticed at the beginning of the heart breaking story: they want to buy a home from a "Christian Individual"... --99.59.x.xxx

I stopped counting red flags when I reached 7 of them. This post has scam written all over it. Stay away from them. When I got to the part that said $3,000 is all they have, it sealed the deal to stay away. Who wouldn't want a house for free? --99.56.xx.xx

Like Ken said, my eyes glazed over after I read “our Christian family”. I call this type of thing “diarrhea of the mouth”, massive amounts of $hit coming out of their mouth rapidly! --72.93.xxx.xx

Roy are u for real? --99.103.xxx.xxx

So many warnings of being a professional tenant that I would even want to give them the time of day. --173.216.xxx.xx

Run on sentences and a wall of text with no paragraph breaks are the first red flag. --72.188.xxx.xxx

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Take their $6k and scam them. Helps avoid alot of other people drama. Just being funny... actually they have spend alot of time using all the key words! Wow!Wow --99.203.xx.xxx

Oh you asked about red flags, sheesh how about that second sentence describing -reality- companies, it just slides downhill. I too would like to meet them - they will be presidential candidates next and I could call them my friends! But the secret service would have to do a background check on them before taking office.... --172.58.xxx.xx

Their ad lost me with the "Jumpin for Jesus" intro. --100.6.xx.xx

Wow! These guys are looking for a LL that has “ ignorance reigns supreme “ tattooed on their forehead --73.166.xxx.xxx

I must have a unique vision that no one else here has. Remember the old adage, "You can't see the forest because of the trees". You all are only looking at the trees here,..however, I can see the forest. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy,I think this is why you are having problems with class c tenants.These people have so many red flags I cant even keep track of them all. --104.229.xxx.xxx

Here's what this really says. "My husband was a contractor who scammed people. After he did his time we can't rent from anyone due to his record. We need to get into your home and then stop paying anything and we will do that. We may even forge a title and resell it before you can do anything about it. Have a nice day." --173.61.xxx.xx

Now, if they were putting down 30% and paying a regular amortized monthly mortgage payment to the seller at an amount that is commiserate with the risk, then it might be different But all they want to pay is $5k above current market price for all the interest for the entire time they are paying on the land contract. That's not good for the seller. Why should the seller not receive interest on the money he is loaning the buyer? Having said the above, I still see many red flags and consider this person squarely in scammer territory. --99.56.xx.xx

Wow, is all I can say. --24.45.xxx.xxx

Folks with "clean' backgrounds are happy when folks want to do formal checks on them, it is to their advantage. When i run someones credit and it comes back high, I know that I am going to work through any issues (which there rarely are ) with a smile on my face and full collaboration to find a solution. --108.56.xxx.xx

I also have to say Roy really???? Concur this may be why you are having so many problems. --108.56.xxx.xx

people are a screaming NO, you don’t want to spend 24/7 handling the problems you will have with this crew. Just say Next! --73.166.xxx.xxx

I am not saying I will do business with these people,..all I am saying is that I will give them the 'time of day' for a face to face meeting and just see where it goes. They claim to have a down payment,...there is an opportunity right there. --68.63.xxx.xxx

These people are bandits looking for their next mark. They certainly won't pay and likely won't need to until the house is uninhabitable. --67.43.xxx.xxx

They forgot “God Bless” --73.193.xxx.xxx

I would not meet with them. People like that could steel your car and your wallet expecting that you are rich and they would never find your body. I am getting that they are dangerous. Stay away. Don't meet them. --173.61.xxx.xx

I can't believe that anyone in this group would waste their time with this...WoW --174.225.xxx.xxx

and and everything on a handshake,If you don’t like it,Tough. Go rah maith agut...........Catal........shin Aye Ta Ann Taniim atar agum ,Catal Agus Go raith Maith agut arish..............Charlie........... --32.214.xxx.xx

I went back and re-read the original CL post. Yes, I see some red flags here, however, those red flags are not a deal breaker until I can meet these people and get all of the facts here. You all seem to be 'reading more' into this CL posting than what is actually there. You are passing judgment on these people before all of the facts are in. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy, sorry pal but if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck! --72.93.xxx.xx

Plus it's craigslist! Roy wheres the forest? --99.203.xxx.xx

Like Roy,I wouldn’t look for red flags I take most things at face value and I do trust my gut. It has never been wrong in 65 some years So there..........Charlie............Of course ,I’m only a country boy from the wilds of Derry, want to take a trip some time as long as it isn’t in a Helicopter,those trips are only for short hops anyway............Aldergrove used to be a small lazy little airport out in the country It’s now the fifth busiest Airport in the World......................how did that happen? Now known as Belfast International............................,........... --32.214.xxx.xx

Small Potatoes,there’s a forest in zConnectcut up near the Rhode. Island border and you really can’t see the forest for the trees..........Charlie........Don’t care what anybody says.Its true!............. --32.214.xxx.xx

Chris,come by for Coffee sometime,you can make your own as long as you can operate a Kerig, ................Charlie....................... --32.214.xxx.xx

--68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy get a chainsaw. --99.103.xxx.xxx

NE (PA) once said 'a great tenant is one that pays the rent and you never hear from them' and I would agree with this. 95% of my current tenants fit NE's definition. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Read the second to last word in that sentence. Even though it's a typo, I think it best sums up this situation. --107.216.xxx.xxx

I also have a dislike for anyone who feels they should get a special deal because of their kids. --98.146.xxx.xxx

And yes, you are correct, I have a 3/2 MH on a private residential lot that I would be interested in showing to these people. However, they will have to pass my screening and a background check (regardless of what they said) to qualify. --68.63.xxx.xxx

No offense to any Christians -- I am a Catholic, but it seems some people try and abuse the good name of other real Christians. --107.72.xxx.xx