You'll need to sign in or create an account to connect with an expert.
That generally works just fine. All you do is provide a copy of the current rental contract along with your mortgage application for what would be your primary residence if the loan is approved. The only real thing that would matter to the lender is how much time you have remaining on the current lease, and/or what the early out options/costs are to break the lease early to move into your new residence. The early out options don't really matter all that much though.
There are so many factors to consider. Let me give my scenario. Three years ago my CS was 564 and I had a moderate amount of debt. First thing I did was make a plan. Where did I want to be financially one, two, five years from that point. I also factored in where I wanted to be physically and mentally. I was not happy with the job I had at that time and knew that I had to make that number one priority within my plan. I was making good money but not happy. I was commuting over 2 hours a day to and from work. So I said what the heck and changed my career path. Pick a career that will at the least have you wake up and not dread going to work. It now takes me 25 minutes each day to go to work and back ( about $50 a week in gas ). My new job pays less but their benefits are much better ( about $80 a month ). I get more exercise in my new job and I am happier.
Now let's touch on your CS. Once I got the first phase of my plan in motion the second was all about numbers. I started by getting a small personal loan. Just enough to pay my credit cards down to zero. I kept my balances at zero for about two months ( remember most creditors look at your revolving credit ). With that one loan my CS jumped to 648. Now I had credit card companies wanting to give me credit. You have to realize that at this point my CS had gone up almost a 100 points. At that point I realized that your utilization of credit and the percent was more important to the creditors than how many inquiries you have. So I took advantage of those offers knowing that my score would drop but at the same time my utilization would drop. The higher your credit limit, the more you can put on credit and be at an acceptable limit ( 15% of $3500 CL= $525 ). Guess what. It worked. I now make only $32000 a year with a CL of $30000. ON TIME PAYMENTS IS/ARE A MUST.
So here we are now. It took me three years to get to this point. I finally closed on a house.
To Crysi329,
Hang in there. I know you will own a house/home one day. Sooner than later.
@Crysi329 Have you downloaded the Turbo app to keep track of your Credit Score and Debt to Income ratio? These are very important metrics to track on your quest to getting approved for a home loan. You got this!
I just did this same thing. I started with a 417 credit score. I now have a 706 and just bought a house in August. The whole process took about 18 months. I started with a secured card which I used less than 10% of the available credit monthly (ie. reloaded my starbucks card). I paid the bill before the statement arrived so that there was always on-time payments but never carried over a balance and never paid interest. I disputed every little thing on my credit history, and hey, a few things were removed. It doesn't hurt to try. I paid off a few pesky delinquent bills but I also racked up some student loans. Once my wife and I had enough reported gross income, we paid off our car loan and applied for an FHA 3.5% down loan. We were approved for a brand new 280k house. Credit doesn't have to be scary. There are many resources like nerd wallet that can help you get on track fast.
it is the having the available credit card limit that marginally helps your credit score, not the use of the card. Stopping use of your credit cards is in no way equivalent to closing your card account for credit scoring. Want to improve your credit score stop building your credit card balances, pay them on time and reduce the balances owed. not only improves your credit score but will allow you to start saving.
not true, if you charge x dollars and pay in full the balance every month, you build a payment history. you do not need to carry a balance on the card to register the payment history in your credit score. this really is not a top factor in your score, it is a mid-tier factor, your utility bills, car payments, etc alone give you a payment history, keep them on time. Being able to show credit availability ie unused credit on your open cards helps, so ok to keep accounts open, stop using the cards if you are unable to be disciplined at paying the balances, and not use at all. If having credit cards is too tempting to not use, you are always better off just closing them, the lack of payment history will be better than the poor payment history any day 🙂
home improvement
Still have questions?
Make a postAsk questions and learn more about your taxes and finances.
arethereanynottaken
New Member
grateful1187
Returning Member
2017c63amg
New Member
davidpacetti
Level 1
guido1
Level 1
Did the information on this page answer your question?
You have clicked a link to a site outside of the TurboTax Community. By clicking "Continue", you will leave the Community and be taken to that site instead.