Alex Szkaradek is a landlord who seems to have the best of both worlds. Szkaradek, 36, collects rent, but he never has to pay for repairs on any of the more than 5,500 homes – many of them rundown – ...

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 ...

The housing market is red hot. Home prices are soaring, and rents are not far behind. So what to do if you are in need of an affordable place to live? Especially if you have less than stellar credit ...

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 ...

The foreclosure crisis dumped many Las Vegans out of their homes with poor credit, a loss of equity and no next step to purchase a home. Homebuyers with bad credit or who don’t have two years of ...

Financing a home purchase can be difficult when you have less than a stellar credit history, but you may be able to start living in the home of your dreams by taking advantage of the rent-to-own ...

One of the biggest firms in the rent-to-own home business is now on the federal government’s do-not-sell list. Fannie Mae, the government-controlled mortgage-finance giant, said Tuesday that it had ...

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 ...