You agree to buy the home from the seller over time. You make regular payments to the seller. You don't own the home until the contract is complete.
Under MN law, the legal maximum rate of interest on a written contract is 8%. See written MN statutes §334.01.
Filing required. All contracts for deed executed on or after January 1, 1984, shall be recorded by the vendee within four months in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the land is located. Any other person may record the contract.
Filing required. All contracts for deed executed on or after January 1, 1984, shall be recorded by the vendee within four months in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the land is located. Any other person may record the contract.
A Minnesota deed must include the names of the current owner (the grantor) signing the deed and the new owner (the grantee) receiving title to the property. Deeds customarily state each party's address and marital status.
A contract for deed means that instead of paying the seller all at once, you buy the house over a period of time, like 3-5 years. Some people think of contracts for deed as similar to a “rent-to-own” agreement.