For Ocala Home Sellers
There's a Third Way to Sell Your House
You know option one: list it and wait. You know option two: rent it and deal with tenants. The third way pays you three times before closing day, and most owners have never been told it exists.
Free · 60 seconds · No obligation · The Table Brokerage, License #BK3496295
Every Seller Gets Handed the Same Two Doors
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Door Two: Rent It and Deal With It
Monthly income sounds good until the 2am phone call. Turnover eats a month of rent every time a tenant leaves. And someday you still have to sell — at whatever price that future market hands you.
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Door One: List It and Wait
Showings. Open houses. Price-cut conversations. An inspection report that shaves thousands off at the finish line. And the whole time, the market — not you — decides what your house is worth on closing day.
Neither door was built for the owner who wants more money and less hassle. That owner needs the third door.
A Rent-to-Own Sale Pays You Three Ways
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The Option Fee
A vetted buyer pays a non-refundable option fee the day they move in — typically thousands of dollars, yours to keep no matter what happens next.
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Above-Market Rent
Every month, the buyer pays a premium over market rent — because they're not renting a house, they're securing one. No vacancy. No turnover. No relisting.
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The Locked Price
Your sale price gets set at the table on day one, and it doesn't move. The market can dip, spike, or stall — your number is your number.
Three Steps, All at One Table
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We set your numbers at the table.
Ricardo or a fellow team member looks at your property and gives you real figures: option fee, monthly rent, locked sale price, side by side with what a traditional sale would net. You choose with clear eyes.
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A vetted buyer takes their seat.
Every buyer has already been through Ricardo's qualification process, income verified, situation reviewed. Their option fee is their own money on the line. They treat the house like theirs, because it's on the way to being theirs.
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You get paid until closing day.
Option fee up front. Premium rent every month. Then the buyer closes at the locked price and you collect the full amount, everything in writing, attorney-reviewed, from day one.
Three Ways to Sell
Realty Listing
When you get paid
Once at closing
Monthly income
None
Vacancy & turnover
N/A
Sale price
Yours until closing
Day-to-day maintenance
Whatever the market says that day
Success rate
N/A
Rental Method
When you get paid
Monthly installments
Monthly income
Market rent
Vacancy & turnover
Your problem, repeatedly
Sale price
Yours, always
Day-to-day maintenance
Whatever the market says someday
Success rate
A tenant
Rent-to-Own Path
When you get paid
Up front + monthly + at closing
Monthly income
Above-market rent
Vacancy & turnover
None — buyer stays put
Sale price
Buyer handles the small stuff
Day-to-day maintenance
Locked on day one
Success rate
A vetted future owner
Every situation is different. The call puts real numbers in every column for your actual house.
Who This Works For and Who It Doesn't
It's probably not your door if:
✕ You need every dollar of your proceeds at closing, as soon as possible
✕ The house needs major structural work
The third door tends to fit if:
✓ You own a rental and you're done with the landlord job
✓ Your house has been on the market longer than anyone promised
✓ You're relocating and don't want to leave it empty or manage it from far away
✓ You inherited a property and a lowball cash offer feels like an insult
✓ You'd take more total money over time instead of one check sooner
The Broker Who Works Both Sides of the Table
I'm Ricardo Zelaya, a licensed real estate broker here in Ocala. Most of my week is spent doing two things: helping working families become homeowners through rent-to-own, and helping owners sell in whatever way pays them best.
That's exactly why the third door works at my table. I'm not an investor trying to buy your house below market. I'm not an agent who only gets paid if you list. I have vetted buyers ready for homes — and owners like you have homes worth handing them. My job is to set the deal at the table so everyone leaves with more: you with three paydays, them with a path to owning, and everything in writing.
Ricardo Zelaya · Licensed Real Estate Broker · The Table Brokerage · License #BK3496295 · Serving Ocala & Marion County
Frequently asked questions
You Now Know Something Most Sellers Never Learn
Two doors is all anyone ever offers. You just found the third one. Sixty seconds tells you whether your house qualifies — and even if it doesn't, you'll walk away knowing what every door actually pays.
Free · No obligation · No listing agreement required to get your numbers
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