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.
Typical closing costs are around 2-5% of the purchase price of the home. So on a $100,000 home, the closing costs will be between $2,000 - $5,000. Add this amount to a typical down payment of 20%, or $20,000, and it is easy to see why a home buyer would want to limit closing costs as much as possible. 1  1. Negotiate the price of the home. Buying a house is a series of negotiations, the first of which is with the seller. 2  2. Negotiate who pays the closing costs.