The path for employees at mature startups to purchase a primary residence without a traditional mortgage or selling equity today.
The Asset-Backed Lease Option (ABLO) is a non-loan alternative to a mortgage.
It allows you to buy your dream home now by leveraging the future value of your equity, instead of a down payment.
Essentially, you trade Wilson Home an option to purchase a small portion of your shares in the distant future in exchange for a home now, often realizing substantial tax benefits.
Get pre-qualified & find your dream home
Simplified pre-qualification based on just your vested equity, not traditional mortgage criteria. |
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Wilson Home buys the home you select
We make a competitive all-cash offer and purchase the home you've selected. |
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Wilson Home leases to you and sets up your equity option
Wilson Home leases the home to you and receives an option to buy a matching amount of your stock. |
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You enjoy dramatically reduced monthly payments
Your lease payments cover only property taxes and insurance—no interest or principal, freeing up your cash flow. |
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Seamless transfer of home ownership
When Wilson Home exercises the share option, full ownership transfers to you, with no additional closing costs. |
Below is an example of an ABLO's immediate and long-term financial benefit
For a $5M home, your payments cover only property taxes and insurance—no mortgage principal or interest.
Keep your startup equity working for you instead of selling prematurely to finance a home.
Financial comparison assumes: $15M initial equity, 5x share growth over 5 years, $5M home with $1M appreciation
Discover the unparalleled features that set our ABLO apart
Your common ABLO questions, answered.
We're investors, not lenders. Our success is tied to your equity's growth through a share option, aligning our interests with yours for a positive long-term outcome.
The ABLO is designed for long-term partnership. If market conditions change significantly, we work with you to find the best path forward based on our agreement terms.
Yes, primarily based on sufficient vested equity in an eligible high-growth company. It's generally simpler than traditional mortgage qualification.
Absolutely! Treat it as your own. We encourage value-enhancing improvements. Significant structural changes may need discussion.
Our option is typically for a pre-agreed number of shares, meaning we share in market fluctuation risks. We'll work with you on the best approach if values change significantly.
Yes, ABLO offers flexibility. We can discuss solutions like early option exercise or transferring the ABLO to a new property (subject to qualification).
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