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Are Your Credit Score Or Credit Problems Keeping You From Investing In Real Estate



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o you have poor or no           and these requirements basically  
credit? Have you been           require the seller to own the     
turned down for a real          property at least six months      
estate loan? Are you interested       before the sale. This is not a    
in real estate investing but          law, however, and many lenders do 
don't have the credit score or        not have these requirements.      
the cash that lenders require? If     There is nothing illegal about    
you have one of these problems        finding a buyer for real estate   
then real estate investing is         and then finding real estate for  
still possible, but you may have      sale that meets the needs of the  
to be a little creative. There        buyer. This is usually done with  
are several ways that you can         the purchasing funds being put    
invest in real estate without         into escrow. The real estate      
having to use your credit score       investor profits to the amount of 
or cash.                              the price difference in the       
                                      selling price and the purchasing  
One of these ways is to find a        price without ever using any of   
partner who will meet the lending     their own funds, and there are no 
requirements. This could be           checks on the investor's credit.  
someone who has the credit score                                        
or the down payment that you          Subprime financing is another     
require. It may be as simple as       method available to real estate   
having a cosigner for a loan.         investors whose credit scores are 
Another way is to flip a house        not high enough or who may not    
using a double closing. This          have the required down payment.   
method is usually not preferred       There are national lending        
by lenders, and some will not         companies who normally will       
even consider a loan if there is      provide a loan for up to seventy  
a double closing. Some lenders        percent of the value of the       
also have seasoning requirements,     property without verifying a down 



payment or needing high credit        the price difference between the  
scores. The interest rates on         buying price and the selling      
these loans may be a little           price.                            
higher because of the risks                                             
involved for the lender.              No matter which method you use to 
                                      invest in real estate with no     
A lease option is another great       credit checks or money down, it   
way to invest in real estate no       is possible to invest in real     
matter what your finances or          estate with these issues.. Don't  
credit score are. This involves       let these two things stop you     
finding real estate for sale and      from your investment potential.   
then having the owner sign a          You simply need to be a little    
lease stating all the relevant        more creative to find a solution  
facts. The lease should specify       to your investing obstacles.      
that you have the right to                                              
purchase the specific property        Copyright © 2007 Joel Teo. All    
for the intended length of time       rights reserved. (You may publish 
for the specified amount. You         this article in its entirety with 
then go out and find a buyer for      the following author's            
the property within the lease         information with live links       
time frame. None of the money is      only.)                            
from your pocket and your credit      

                              
is never even checked. You make       




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Joel Teo writes on various financial topics including Las Vegas Real Estate . Learn about Las Vegas Real Estate Investment at http://www.RealEstateInvestment101.info


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