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Many people have suffered damage to their credit for one reason or another. Sometimes it was not in our control to stop it from happening & other times it might have been. In either case if you want to repair or just to improve or increase your credit score you will need to understand your credit file. You may need to meet with the loan officer who would like to help you in the future when it time to purchase or refinance.

Again, having a plan, understanding your credit report file, & taking action are all needed to help you get back on track and repair your credit. Time will be on your side in a rent to own, lease purchase option, or owner finance because two things will be happening during this time.

First, you will be building equity through rental credits, mortgage pay down, etc as well as through market appreciation of your rent to own home. Second, over time negative items in your credit file will affect your credit score less and less. Some negative credit items might even fall off. Also, you may be able to settle or payoff most of the negative items which were hurting your credit score to begin with but just make sure that doesn't give them a newer date in your credit file.

You also have the opportunity to replace bad credit with good credit which will be showing more recently on your credit report file. Establishing new, good credit will have more & more of a positive effect over time. A few ways to re-establish your credit is with secured or unsecured credit cards, car loans, and loans with monthly payments.

3 Important Things You Must-Do When Buying a Rent To Own or Lease Purchase Home

1. Educate yourself on the process of buying with no credit using rent to own, lease purchase option, etc.

Find a program that explains the rent to own or lease purchase option home buying and selling process to you in depth. This way you will so you know the advantages and disadvantages offered by a seller or buyer. Whether its your first home or you want to start buying homes without a lot of cash & no credit it is important to understand the process. We personally recommend these programs because many of our clients have had success using them.

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2. Start monitoring your credit with a reporting service. Make sure there are no inaccuracies and as you rebuild your credit make sure that it remains accurate. Protect your identity and be sure nothing appears on your credit report that isn't yours. Always use a tri-merged or tri-bureau credit monitoring service because that's what lenders, banks, and mortgage companies do.

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3. Learn more about how credit works and how you can repair your credit file legally. Identity Theft is on the rise so consider protecting what you build with a service like LifeLock. If your work with a credit repair consultant you can easily pay $300-$1,000 so make sure you know what services you are going to receive for the fees you will be paying. If you would rather a professional credit repair company assist then we recommend the Lexington Law Firm.

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Thank you and take care,

Isaiah Fox, The ALLRentToOwn.com Team