Credit to you for posting in the forums with a question that probably many people want to post but don't!

Building a strong financial foundation involves aiming for a credit score of 700+, educating yourself, building relationships with agents, lenders, and property managers, and analyzing properties with positive cash flow.

The most important factors a hard money lender will look at, if you don't have experience, is your liquidity and credit score & history (as well as your background -- no liens, judgements, foreclosures, bankruptcies, etc).I would hit up @Michael Cid -- he's a tremendous resource and is a direct lender. 

I'm building my credit so I can buy my first property.

John is it for Protection of assets or do you have other long term goals like getting a  Business Line Of Credit ?

Consider the ones that paid $20k - $40k on their credit cards for the full mentorships, spent thousands more on data sites, thousands more still on direct mail, email blasts, then even more on SEO and SEM.  

This is a huge plus because it offers liability protection, meaning your personal assets are shielded if there are any legal issues with tenants or the property.Doesn’t Appear on Your Personal Credit: One of the big perks is that these loans don’t get reported on your personal credit profile, so they won’t impact your credit score or debt visibility.

Some mentees will act as a bloodhound for the mentor, knocking on doors, driving for dollars, scouring the internet, making cold calls, or performing other services that help the mentor find new deals.

My credit isn't the greatest being that I was running a business and didn't do too well.

The good news is that you can fill out a form, provide the receipt of the repair, and they will credit you about 1/2 of the bill