Why I Don’t Ask Sellers for Terms The Difference Between Creative Buyers and Real Capital

Why I Don’t Ask Sellers for Terms The Difference Between Creative Buyers and Real Capital

Why I Don’t Ask Sellers for Terms

The Difference Between Creative Buyers and Real Capital

Written by Jai Thompson


I manage a private equity platform deploying $13–$18M per quarter across multiple real estate asset classes.

Our model is asset-based, escrow-directed, and execution-driven, allowing us to close in ≤23 days with certainty and clean title flow.

We acquire and operate across:

  • Luxury estates

  • Single-family residential portfolios

  • Multifamily communities

  • Hospitality and hotels

  • Mixed-use properties

  • RV parks and mobile home communities

  • Golf resorts and destination assets

  • Specialized housing and income portfolios

Capital is structured.
Operators are paid.
Reserves are built in.
All disbursements are controlled through escrow.

We deploy with discipline, transparency, and speed—while tithing back to the communities we serve.

This article explains why we do not pursue creative financing structures, why we do not ask sellers for terms, and why writing the check and closing clean is the lowest-risk option for everyone involved.


I’m often asked why we don’t structure deals using:

  • Seller carrybacks

  • Subject-to arrangements

  • Lease options

  • Extended seller notes

The short answer is simple.

We don’t need to.

And more importantly—sellers don’t benefit from them the way they think they do.


What Marco Says (And Why He’s Right)

Marco puts it plainly:

Real buyers don’t ask for terms.
They write the check and move on.

Creative financing exists for one primary reason:
lack of capital.

When buyers can’t deploy capital today, they ask sellers to finance uncertainty.

That is not creative.
That is conditional.


Why Asking for Terms Increases Risk

From a seller’s perspective, creative financing introduces:

  • Ongoing exposure to buyer performance

  • Continued liability tied to the property

  • Long-term dependency on someone else’s execution

  • Complicated tax and accounting outcomes

From a lender’s perspective, it creates:

  • Intercreditor risk

  • Title complexity

  • Enforcement challenges

From a title company’s perspective, it creates:

  • Custom documents

  • Ambiguous obligations

  • Post-close disputes

None of that is certainty.


Why We Prefer to Write the Check

When we acquire an asset:

  • Seller is paid

  • Brokers are paid

  • Title is clean

  • Liability transfers

  • Everyone moves on

No long-term entanglements.
No ongoing promises.
No future negotiations.

Capital does its job—it finishes the transaction.


The Real Reason We Avoid Creative Structures

This is the part most people miss.

We deploy $13–$18M per quarter.

That capital must be working, not waiting.

Creative financing slows deployment.
It ties capital to long timelines.
It creates operational drag.

We don’t deploy capital to babysit structures.
We deploy capital to own assets cleanly and operate them professionally.


Why Sellers Actually Prefer This (Even If They Don’t Say It at First)

Sellers say they want terms.
What they actually want is:

  • Certainty

  • Speed

  • Finality

Writing the check gives them all three.

No future risk.
No buyer dependency.
No follow-up calls.

Just done.


Why This Makes Us the Safest Buyer

  • Capital is available today

  • No seller carry risk

  • No subject-to exposure

  • No lease option ambiguity

  • Escrow-controlled disbursements

  • Clean closing in ≤23 days

We are not asking sellers to trust us long term.
We are paying them and taking responsibility immediately.


The Bottom Line

Creative financing is a tool—not a strategy.

It exists to solve capital shortages, not to build certainty.

We don’t ask sellers for terms because we don’t need them.
We don’t delay closings because we don’t benefit from delay.
We don’t complicate transactions because simplicity closes deals.

We write the check.
We close clean.
And we move forward.


Contact

Mr. Jai Thompson
📧
MrJai@kingjairealestategroup.zohodesk.com

📞 Call or Text: 980-353-2408

Structure over sacrifice.
Stewardship over struggle.
Every deal builds legacy.