Building Good Credit
Your credit history is the foundation of a great real estate plan. But good credit doesn’t happen by accident. Learn how to build credit from scratch or improve your credit score fast.
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Credit Score Basics
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Checking Your Credit
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Credit & Mortgages
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Improving Your Credit
- Errors or fraud: How do I remove derogatory items on my credit report?
- How to improve your credit score: 5 ways to raise your FICO score today
- The truth about credit repair services and debt settlement plans
- When does negative information “fall off” my credit report?
- Use a “rapid rescore” to qualify for a mortgage
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"Boomerang" Buyers
- I lost my home: Buying a home after foreclosure
- Mortgage after bankruptcy: How soon can you buy a home?
- Solve these 3 problems and improve your credit score fast in 2020
- Fannie Mae’s mandatory waiting period after bankruptcy, short sale, & pre-foreclosure is just 2 years
- How to buy a home after a short sale [Updated for 2020]
- Mortgage with a Chapter 13 bankruptcy
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I Have No Credit
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The Effects Of Credit Levels
- What is a “good” credit score, and how do you make it even better?
- Credit score ranges: excellent, good, fair, poor
- 820 credit score: How much cheaper are loans with great credit?
- The effect of a 680 FICO score on your mortgage
- Bad credit loans: How much does bad credit cost me?
- Can I make up for bad credit with a high income and down payment?
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