Tip # 2 to Fixing Credit After A
Short Sale: Analyze Your Credit Report
Once you have gotten your credit report, the next step in the process of restoring your credit score is to go over it with a critical eye. Analyze what the report says.
Email phillis@txhomerealty.com to discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and avoided foreclosure.
BE OBJECTIVE - do not let your emotions get in the way when looking at your credit report.
First, make two copies of your credit report. Save the original without any marks on it. You can make any notes you need on one of the copies, and put the other copy aside for a later step.
Your credit report will show all sorts of history on your credit accounts. Look for all the negative items on your credit report and highlight each one.
The credit reporting firms might not make it easy for you to know what they are considering negative with all the codes they use.
As a very general rule, Experian notes negative items with an asterisk or an inquiry; Equifax and TransUnion uses a different symbols as a way to signal negative items or items that have a rating higher than l1, M1, or R1.
You can also look for these words: repossession, foreclosure, profit and loss write-off, charge-off, paid profit and loss write-off, paid charge off, settled, settled for less than full balance, included in bankruptcy, collection amounts.
Paid, unpaid (or anything indicating payment history); court accounts, liens, judgments, bankruptcy (chapters 11,7, or 13) divorce, satisfied liens, or satisfied judgments; or items that show more than 30, 60, or 90 day payments. All of these should get highlighted by you.
Once you’ve highlighted anything that is listed as negative, take out a pencil and put a note next to the items that are either inaccurate or inconsistent. Inaccurate items are the ones that aren’t yours, or show the wrong balance, etc.
An inconsistent reporting is where the same information on the report contradicts itself somewhere else. For example, showing one place that there are twelve 31-day-lates on an account, while also saying that the account was only reviewed for 4 months.
It is always surprising how often there are errors like that found on credit reports. Remember – there’s a whole lot of information being submitted each day to these companies, and mistakes can happen.
The next step will be important to take as soon as you finish highlighting your report. You will need to move quickly through these first few steps – your timing is all tracked and it’s important for you to be diligent so that your credit can be restored.
Once you have gotten your credit report, the next step in the process of restoring your credit score is to go over it with a critical eye. Analyze what the report says.
Email phillis@txhomerealty.com to discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and avoided foreclosure.
BE OBJECTIVE - do not let your emotions get in the way when looking at your credit report.
First, make two copies of your credit report. Save the original without any marks on it. You can make any notes you need on one of the copies, and put the other copy aside for a later step.
Your credit report will show all sorts of history on your credit accounts. Look for all the negative items on your credit report and highlight each one.
The credit reporting firms might not make it easy for you to know what they are considering negative with all the codes they use.
As a very general rule, Experian notes negative items with an asterisk or an inquiry; Equifax and TransUnion uses a different symbols as a way to signal negative items or items that have a rating higher than l1, M1, or R1.
You can also look for these words: repossession, foreclosure, profit and loss write-off, charge-off, paid profit and loss write-off, paid charge off, settled, settled for less than full balance, included in bankruptcy, collection amounts.
Paid, unpaid (or anything indicating payment history); court accounts, liens, judgments, bankruptcy (chapters 11,7, or 13) divorce, satisfied liens, or satisfied judgments; or items that show more than 30, 60, or 90 day payments. All of these should get highlighted by you.
Once you’ve highlighted anything that is listed as negative, take out a pencil and put a note next to the items that are either inaccurate or inconsistent. Inaccurate items are the ones that aren’t yours, or show the wrong balance, etc.
An inconsistent reporting is where the same information on the report contradicts itself somewhere else. For example, showing one place that there are twelve 31-day-lates on an account, while also saying that the account was only reviewed for 4 months.
It is always surprising how often there are errors like that found on credit reports. Remember – there’s a whole lot of information being submitted each day to these companies, and mistakes can happen.
The next step will be important to take as soon as you finish highlighting your report. You will need to move quickly through these first few steps – your timing is all tracked and it’s important for you to be diligent so that your credit can be restored.
Thinking about a short
sale?
I can help you short sale your property and get back on your feet. Send me an e-mail at phillis@txhomerealty.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.
When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at (888) 287-8945.
Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale in Desoto, Midlothian, Lancaster, Waxahachie and request a free consultation by emailing phillis@txhomerealty.com.
Thinking about a loan modification? Our Dallas loan modification kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your bank. Email beth@txhomerealty.com to request a copy.
Thanks for reading this, Phillis Nealy.
Phillis is a Real Estate Agent at The Texas Group.
Phone: (888) 287-8945
A Realty company with Service as Big as Texas!
View My homes for sale at http://www.txhomerealty.com
I can help you short sale your property and get back on your feet. Send me an e-mail at phillis@txhomerealty.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.
When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at (888) 287-8945.
Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale in Desoto, Midlothian, Lancaster, Waxahachie and request a free consultation by emailing phillis@txhomerealty.com.
Thinking about a loan modification? Our Dallas loan modification kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your bank. Email beth@txhomerealty.com to request a copy.
Thanks for reading this, Phillis Nealy.
Phillis is a Real Estate Agent at The Texas Group.
Phone: (888) 287-8945
A Realty company with Service as Big as Texas!
View My homes for sale at http://www.txhomerealty.com
Phillis Nealy specializes in loan modification assistance
and short sales in Dallas Texas. Dallas Loan Modification Help, Dallas Short
Sales. Texas Short Sale Realtor Dallas TX Short Sales. Dallas Realtor.
Important Notice
Phillis Nealy, and the Texas Group Realtors are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government.
This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing.
Important Notice
Phillis Nealy, and the Texas Group Realtors are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government.
This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing.
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