If you're looking to buy a home of your own but don't have adequate funds for a deposit or meet other criteria for a traditional mortgage, an owner financed home could provide an alternate path to homeownership. If you are paying rent every month, you're not earning any return on that money " you are helping your landlord build equity in his property. Instead, you should build your own wealth through homeownership. When you own your home, every payment is an investment in a home that you will someday own outright.