You may want to try one of those credit score prediction tools - I know I am offered one through Capital One and American Express - if you have any cards that offer free credit score they may also have a tool like that.

If you have an LLC established with business checking you could open up a line of business credit or use business credit cards (for 0% APR the first year) to fund a lot if not all of the renovations and then use the cash flow and a cash out refi to pay them off.I've never done this though, I am really interested in learning more about leveraging business credit though and believe from my research this could be viable.

I am worried that if I decline the settlement offer and pursue legal action, that even if I win, my chances of actually getting the money from him are slim.I know no one can really give legal advice here, but I'd appreciate some good ol' advice just the same.

Hello guys,Recently acquired a 2 family.Tenant should be moving in soon.The process went over budget (more than expected).The result is I am carrying credit card debt.I have a plan to pay it down to zero that will work just fine (the avalanche method).I would like to speed up the process though and pay less interest in the process.My credit score has dipped as a result of the credit card debt (to around 624).So may not be eligible for a 0% balance transfer or personal loan.Ultimately I want to get my credit score back into the excellent range for when I refinance out of the FHA loan.Any hacks or tips that anybody could share would be greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance to anybody who has any advice to offer.No canvasing please.

Above the plaintiff max bid, high bidder “wins”.  

Push credit and debit card payments hard, to make life easier for you (auto-payments), and make cash payments very difficult to do and/or not accepted (eg no office onsite, etc).

Like John Maxwell says, “sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”

The clearer you are about what makes a deal a "win" for you, generally the easier it is to find.

My agent suggested that I put 10% as my due diligence to win the property.

I was trying to do a fire alarm system like I had in the 4plex I recently sold to buy these properties, but the electrician said we wouldn't be able to pull the permits considering the cards at the Building Department had it as a 3 family.