Bad Credit
Home Loan – Tips to Get a Home Loan by Carrie
Reeder.
Do you have bad
credit and are trying to get approved for a home loan? Getting a
mortgage loan with poor credit history can be difficult, but it’s
definitely possible. Getting a home loan with bad credit has
actually never been easier than it is today. Here are some tips to
help improve your chances of success:
Find A Good Real Estate
Deal – If you can find a property that has some equity in it when
you purchase it, you may have an easier time getting financing on
that property. To the lender it may be almost as good as if you had
some kind of down payment on the property. Some lenders will
consider the properties loan to value ratio when they consider the
loan. Talk to your mortgage broker and see if this factor could help
you get qualified.
Try Creative Financing – See if the
seller would be willing to carry back a second mortgage on the home.
This is where you set up a contract or agreement with the seller that
you will pay them monthly payments, including interest of, let’s
say, £150/mo on £10,000 pounds of the price of the property, as a second
mortgage. Then, to make it nice for the seller, perhaps put in the
agreement that the entire amount is due in full within 2 years or
something. That should give you plenty of time to refinance and then
the seller doesn’t feel permanently locked into the
contract.
Save For A Down Payment – There are lenders who may
be able to qualify you for 100% financing, even with low credit
scores, but your interest rate will be much lower if you can put
even 3-5% down. If possible, try to save as much as possible for a
down payment. Sometimes it may be better to wait about 3-6 months to
get into a new home loan if it means the difference of having a down
payment. The interest rate could be quite a bit better because of
that factor. However, if you don’t want to have a down payment, you
can always refinance later for a lower interest rate.
Shop
Around – There are some mortgage brokers out there that you will
talk to who will say, “I can’t help you, and if I can’t help you, no
one can help you.” But, if you persist in talking with other
brokers, 10 minutes later you could be talking to someone who knows
a way to help you, no problem. Most brokers feel that if they can’t
help you, no one can. However, the ironic thing is that each broker
is varied in the types of loans they can do. Some brokers have
relationships with flexible mortgage lenders and others do not. I
recommend applying online to mortgage services that will submit your
application to multiple lenders. That way, your credit is only
pulled once, and you can analyze offers from multiple lenders. To
see our list of recommended bad credit mortgage lenders, visit this
page:
www.abcloanguide.com/lessthanperfectcredit.shtml.
Improve
Your Credit Score – There are some really simple ways to improve
your credit score without spending too much time at it. All 3 major
credit bureaus now have areas on their websites where you can
dispute incorrect items on your credit. The process is very quick
and easy. Make your current payments on time to help your score.
Keep your number of credit inquiries down. Too many inquiries can
hurt your credit score. If you want to buy a house, don’t apply for
any credit cards, auto loans or any other type of loan if you can
avoid it. For your reference, here are the links to all 3 major
credit bureau’s websites:
www.abcloanguide.com/credithelp.shtml
If you really do want
to get into a home, don’t let bad credit stop you. There are lenders
out there who can help you, it just takes some persistence. Apply
with multiple lenders. Like I said, apply with mortgage services
that specialize in bad credit mortgage loans and will submit your
application to multiple lenders with only having one credit
inquiry.
Carrie Reeder is the owner of
ABC Loan Guide. To view her list of recommended bad credit mortgage
lenders visit www.abcloanguide.com
. Her website contains informative
articles about mortgage loans and lists of recommended mortgage
lenders.