I just had a question. About 3 months ago I tried to apply for a loan to get a house. However, my credit score was around 560 at the time, so they were asking for a 10,000 down payment and to hire a company to settle my debts. Since then,I decided to try and raise my credit score alone rather than pay someone to do it for me. I have been paying my bills on time and paying more then the minimum balances. I am also paying off credit cards starting with the lowest amount.At the rate I am going, I should be able to pay off everything by the end of December. Now my question to you is, by doing all of these things, would my credit score go up enough to, hopefully by March, be able to apply for another home loan?
Paying off the credit cards will definitely bring up your score.
I suggest you concentrate on the highest interest rate credit card first and pay the minimum on the rest. When the highest interest rate card is paid, move to the next. You save interest by paying off the highest interest rate first.
Check you credit report and see if you have any other negatives. You want to negotiate settlement of those after you get the credit card debt paid off.
It may take longer than March for your score to be good enough for a mortgage. But with the current housing market, it might not be such a bad idea to wait a little longer anyway.