A type of financing where the seller carries the buyer's loan

Wraparound mortgages are a creative, though rare, way to allow buyers to purchase a home without having to qualify for a loan or to pay closing costs. The contract is made between the buyer and seller with the lender's approval.

Here's how it works: (1) the seller holds onto the existing mortgage (2) the seller names the property's selling price (3) the seller offers the buyer a loan at a higher interest rate than the existing mortgage (4) the buyer pays the seller a fixed monthly amount and (5) the seller uses part of this money towards the existing loan and then pockets the difference.

Unlike an installment sales contract, the buyer gets title (ownership) of the property at closing. This type of financing isn't common since most mortgages have a due-on-sale clause. Wraparound mortgages are also called all-inclusive trust deeds (AITD).

See: Due-on-sale clause
Compare: Installment sales contract