Monday, January 26, 2009

Bad Credit Home Loans

By Gordon McKormick

Too many people are afraid that due to bad credit they will never be able to buy a home. This article is about bad credit home loans. By following a few simple steps you will be able to buy a home regardless of your credit.

If you have bad credit how do you qualify for a loan? Luckily you have a lot of options available to you. There are lenders both government and private that want you to be in a home.

One of the first things that you must do is find out what your credit score is. If you go to a mortgage broker they can pull this report up for you and print it out.

Now that you have the report you should make sure that it is accurate. A lot of people have bad credit but some of the items are incorrect. The difference between a 500 score and a 600 score can be thousands of dollars.

Now that you know what your credit situation is you can go about applying for different types of loans. If you are new to home buying you will want to try out the FHA program first.

The government subsidizes FHA loans so that people will be able to afford their first home. If you have had a few homes you may have a hard time getting an FHA loan. That is fine because you can apply for other types of loans.

When you get denied for a FHA loan you then have to apply for other loans. Call your bank and ask if they offer high interest home loans. If conditions are right they may be more then happy or not happy at all. But you have that option. If they cant help you then talk to your mortgage broker who would qualify you.

The safest option but also the hardest is to just save up and put a lot of money down on the house. If you put 20% or more down on your house you will save a lot and it will be easy to get approved.

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