That is, if you're having a beef with a creditor--as I am at this very moment over a $244 Verizon bill I don't owe--one's FICO score can be as compromised as if I filed bankruptcy and skipped out on ALL my debts!

The initial move was the one that everyone was watching so FDR compromised.

If you're compromising your investment criteria, I'd recommend not doing that. 

Any credit officer ( bank or HML) that does not require a contribution or 'skin in the game' is not worth the paper his name is written on, because the basic principle of credit is already compromised.

You'll have additional days waiting for a reply from a borrower over an offer of compromise or modification, and the waiting period can be a year before you can lower the hammer. 

A compromise isn't always a bad thing, you can have a good quality of life and invest outside of where you live.

Seller finds out information he told his agent in confidence is used to compromise the purchase price, influence the principles, and therefore the deal becomes a deal in bad faith.... 

Besides, you’d be a happier man with a clear conscience in knowing you have done the right thing by staying true to yourself not compromising your integrity, while remaining a free man, albeit with less properties.

I would never compromise on family, sleep and eating right.

Almost the epitome of "still doing" actually compromising their focus and ability to teach.But one of the core differences is that "real estate gurus" also have to be good at marketing, lead generation, branding, and creating an upsell program.