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 Can I have some advice?
I asked a previous question, where in the US in the best place to live? I want a homey place, and where I can enjoy all season's. I'm in love with nature and I want somewhere I can enjoy ...


 Is 4% fixed a good deal for a home loan?
I got approved for a home loan at http://www.get-a-home-lo with a 4% fixed rate loan. Is this a good deal over 30 years or should i go 15...


 As a landlord........... how much can I raise the rent????
I thank you all for your answers, please note that I am in South California Charging in a house for only $1,000.00 dollars per month.
I would like to raise it to $1,500.00
the area that the ...


 How can I save my house, it has already been forclosed on. Please help?
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 Someone help!!!!!!!?
I was trying to get my first home but everybody I've called for a home loan said my credit wasn't good enough to get a loan how can i get a home loan to go towards my first home with out ...


 Having trouble with our house sale ...please help!?
We're currently in the process of selling our house. We are now in week 6 since we accepted an offer on our house. The buyers (who are not in a chain) have had a homebuyers report done on our ...


 I have two houses, one about to go foreclosure?
I have two houses and im about to lose one because i cant pay it, will the bank add the balance to the one im currently paying? or what will happen? i know i need to get in touch with the bank, but ...


 Where do I post a message such as "looking for roommate in <Town and Area>?
I know I can post in the newspaper, but where else is good for posting in larger zones? or even smaller ones. Does Yahoo allow it?...


 I want to lease out my condo. are there agencies that will do that?What is first step?
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 Is it better to pay down my current mortgage and refinance or refinance and use the money for downpayment?
I have inherited some money and I want to use it to pay down the debt on my house and to make the payments lower. Would it be better to pay the mortgage down $100K and then refinance the $75K balance ...


 How much money is TOO low for an offer on a house?
I mean is there a general rule for this? For example, is offerering $190,00 on a $220,000 home to low? The home needs some work (it's a cape and the 2 bedrooms upstairs need to be dormed, needs ...


 Why can't I find land to build a house on that isn't surrounded by trailers in central Alabama?
We built our last home in Odenville, Alabama 4 years ago. Now we want to build again, but everytime we find a piece of land (5 acres or larger), we find trailers all around it. What happened to ...


 What is a draft contract?
It will be 3 weeks next monday since we accepted an offer on our house. The couple who are buying it have yet to get a valuation report done let alone a survey organised. I rang up the estate agent ...


 Roomates in apartments?
ok, so im either moving to minnesota or North Dakota and I want to room with someone in a apartment. This sounds dumb, but someone was telling me if you look in the minnesota newspaper, people put it ...


 I wont to move in with my g/f and shes on benfits but her landlord owns the houses either side of her?
so my wage wont cover the rent will they still pay or will it be down to me?...


 Mortgage payments whilst in uni.?
Me and my partner are both in uni starting september but how are we going to pay the mortgage? It is important that we go to uni in the long term but how are we going to survive the next few years? A...


 Problems with landlord?
We have been living in a property for 7 months now and our shorthold tennancy has just switched to 'month by month'.

do they have to give 1 month, or two months notice? also can ...


 Can i still rent an apartment with my husband if i have good credit and he has bad?
I almost make enough money to apply for a rental on my own, but he makes twice as much as i do, but has the bad credit. do you think that the rental units will let us get a place?...


 Is it unethical or hypocritical for a childless couple to buy a house in a good school district?
In populated areas, housing prices are influenced primarily by location (of course), but the school district can make a big difference too. Properties in good school districts generally sell faster ...


 How do I make $4-6000 a month in Canada, legally?
Income....



mari d
What to do what to do!!?
My credit score is at a measely 529 right now. A few yearas back i drowned my self in credit card debt totalling $5,000 that i couldn't pay back at the time but over the past 6 months i just paid everything off and my score is still bad. What can i do to better it?? i only have 2 active accounts that are in good standing a student loan about $12,000 and car $7,000 that i'm good with. I'm rying to buy a house and a realtor told my the least the bank asks for is a 620 score. How can i get it that high if no one will give me credit?? I've tried getting credit cards, furniture, appliances etc to establish more credit but everyone turns me down. I know exacly what is on my credit report but every bad debt i have in it (totaling 10 ) have been paid off. So what now?? How can i get it to go up some more??
                     
 




not4u2c_yet
First, STOP trying to get more credit, every inquiry costs you a few points. Second, your on time payments on your auto loan will gain you the most points, unless you are paying a buy here pay here dealer that does not report to the credit bureaus. Keep paying everything on time and your score will increase, slowly. There is no fast fix for this situation.


Wisdom Troll
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You haven't gotten your credit squared away and are looking for 100% stated financing? ONLY 100% stated requires a credit score of 620. Many erroneously believe FNMA and FHLMC require a 620 but they don't...they do require a downpayment though.

It sounds to me like you have no business thinking about buying a house until you get your finances in order and learn responsibility. The ability to fill out an application does not entitle you to a loan. Additionally the terms you will get at this point are HORRIBLE.

Wait a year and make a systematic effort to pay past due obligations and save at least 5 % down. You will be far better off because your payment will be half of what you can get now...if you can get anything.


drgnfly9
You need to demonstrate that you can keep yourself at the sound place your in now. Do this by continuing to keep your credit card paid off. Continue to pay your car and student loan payments on time. You should be able to bring your score up that way. It took it a few years to get to this spot, they want you to demonstrate that you can maintain that. It may take a few months.


Anthony P
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The Realtor was kinda of right. If you are buying a house and your credit is poor then you would need to put down some money. This depends on the price of the home. If you have over a 620 you can get financing for 100%. It is hard to build your credit fast.


pazporamor
Keep paying what you have on time. What you need is good credit history to show on the report. You can also write letters to the credit bureaus to try to have some of the old accounts removed. Try telling them that the info being reported is in error (pick something like the late dates, or the amounts, or anything that you can think of). They are supposed to contact the creditor to confirm or deny it, and if the creditor doesn't respond, it has to come off, so cross your fingers. The older stuff has a better chance of this working, and also any accounts from companies that are out of business, or have sold your account, etc. Work the system, ya know?

The creditors can stop reporting the history of the accounts, or change what they are reporting whenever they want, so also try asking them directly to stop reporting the negative history. I did this once, and got a couple of them to help me out.

Lastly, stop applying for credit, because excessive inquiries lower your credit score. I don't want to berate you, but keep in mind that this situation took a few years to develop, so just be patient and persistent and you'll get it straightened out.


kny390
Instead of getting more credit, pay off the cards and leave them paid off. A bank doesn't want to lend to someone with a lot of debt that they can't manage.


lubosfan
The only way to move your score up is to keep paying your active trades. Also check your credit report to make sure the old debt you paid off reflects that. Make sure it isn't showing charged off. Also you can get a home, you just need at least 15%-20% down. I was in a similar situation and my FICO was 560. I just purchased a home with 15% down and 9.5 fixed. Just shop around.

Also the other guy mentioned to pay off all your debt. DO NOT DO THAT. Most lenders want to see at least 2-3 active trades being paid as agreed for at least six months. YOU NEED ACTIVE TRADES TO KEEP YOUR SCORE INCREASING.


njyogibear
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get a secured credit card where you pay $200 or so and they keep it in an account in case you default. you can get a list of these at bankrate.com. also, did you try to get a wal-mart charge card? they gave me one when my score was pretty low and no one else wanted me...that was a couple of years ago and since then my score has come up a lot.


Dreamangel
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Marry a rich guy to pay them off! and be a kept woman!
Good luck


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