Sale-Leaseback
A technique in which a seller deeds property to a buyer for a consideration, and the buyer simultaneously leases the property back to the seller.

Second Mortgage
A mortgage that has a lien position under the first mortgage.

Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Section 109 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD's Community Development and Block Grant Program.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

Security
The property pledged as collateral for a loan.

Seller Carry-Back
An agreement in where the owner of a property provides financing, often in combination with an assumable mortgage.

Sweat Equity
Contribution to the construction or rehabilitation or improvement of a property in the form of labor or services rather than cash.