52) A promise lacks consideration if a person promises to perform an act or do something he is already under an obligation to do. This is called a(n) ________. 52) A) illusory promise B) preexisting duty C) illegal consideration D) gift promise 53) Dean Campenella is a detective with the California state police.
What about first-time home buyers or those with little to no equity? In today's market, it is prohibitive even for the most frugal of first-time home buyers to come up with a traditional down payment. Houses that sell for $200,000 would require a down payment of $20,000 to $40,000, but there are options. Let's look at some of them.
The down payment is the money from your savings that you give to the home's seller. The rest of the payment to the seller comes from your mortgage. Down payments are expressed as percentages. Let's say you buy a house for $100,000: 1  A 3 percent down payment means that you pay the seller $3,000 and you borrow $97,000.