Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

Rent-to-own homes can offer an alternative path to home ownership for people who can't qualify for a mortgage or lack a down payment. Under a rent-to-own agreement, you can move in and rent a home, ...

You have spotted the house of your dreams, and it is on the market – but you cannot afford to buy it at the moment. Perhaps you do not have enough down payment funds, or your credit score is not good ...

Spend an afternoon poring over online apartment listings, and you’ll see them: Flashy ads urging you to “rent to own” a home instead of just renting. The pictures look normal. The prices seem ...

Rent-to-own deals are nothing new. These transactions, in which a portion of the buyer’s monthly rent payment is ultimately applied toward a down payment, traditionally have been used by home buyers ...

Thinking about buying a home but not quite ready for a mortgage? Rent-to-own homes could be the perfect middle ground. These unique agreements let you rent a property now with the option to buy it ...

You’ve probably heard or seen the rent-to-own advertisements online as a potential solution to not being able to afford buying a home—but you probably haven’t heard how they have been used to trick ...

Erica Hines-Denson had no idea how bad the odds against her were. Student loans and a recent divorce had dinged her credit score. But she and her new husband, Elquinton Denson, were building a blended ...

If you’re in need of a sofa or a dishwasher, and you don’t have the money to buy either outright, you might think about purchasing one from a rent-to-own store. But think hard – because there are a ...