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Investor Loan with bad credit
I recently had a health issue that caused me to stop paying my unsecured credit cards. About $10k worth. I have 2 questions.
1. Can I repair my credit quickly by doing a pay for delete? I hear mixed things about it. Or just let time fix it?
2. I have the 20% down to buy a couple homes in Midwest. Is there creative financing that wont screw me in the end and give myself about a year to repair my credit and then refi into a better loan?
Had this issue not come up my score was around 660 and have $$ to buy.
Any suggestions?
Matthew