Straight talk
What are the risks of selling on terms?
We'd rather you hear this from us than find it out later.
You are paid over time, not in one lump at a closing. That is the whole mechanism. If you need every dollar of your equity in hand this month, sell to a cash buyer and accept their discount, because terms cannot do that and we won't pretend otherwise.
On a wraparound, the loan in your name does not disappear. It stays until the house is refinanced or paid off, and our payments service it. Many mortgages also contain a due-on-sale clause. It is a normal part of these transactions and it is also precisely why your own attorney reads the agreement rather than taking our word for the structure.
Nobody can promise you the buyer will complete the purchase. Most do. If one doesn't, you keep what has been paid and the house is available again, which is a real outcome worth understanding before you sign rather than after.
Check who you are dealing with, including us. Look us up. Ask for references. Have the agreement reviewed independently. Any straight operator will tell you to do exactly that, and the ones who discourage it are telling you something.