You can boost your score, get qualified for higher purchase price amounts, and potentially land a lower rate than you would have otherwise.If none of those strategies work, waiting a year or so to build your credit will be your backup plan.Best of luck to you moving forward!

The tax cost is generally a good bit less than the boost in return, so you still get a net higher cash-on-cash returned from leveraged property purchases in an IRA.If you say "Taxes are going to cost me $4000 (or whatever)" that sounds discouraging.  

Unlikely a 10k rehab will give you 50k boost in ARV.

And I have to get healthy mentally, physically & financially.

Win/win mentality.3.

I am still on BP and have started to take free courses on real estate finance to try and give myself a boost. 

Obviously I coped with my mental illness years before my dogs were even alive, and I lived.

After reading your deal, my question would be how informed is the seller and does the seller have mental or other medical issues that would render them incompetent to do any business dealings at all? 

And with that mentality it is only inevitable youll receive a raise at work, or find a higher paying job.Your credit score is an indicator of your financial responsibility in terms of paying debt on time.

We set proper boundaries to our tenants with the expectation that rent is paid on-time- not only helping them make financially wise decisions, but when the proper programs are in place- you can help boost tenant’s credit scores with positive on-time payment reporting.