How can you get a mortgage loan with bad...

[Tracy C]

...credit? I have been trying for several month to get a loan for a new home, but I have had no success at all. Everybody that I contact or apply with give me the same answer all the time, which is " Sorry we can't help you at this time due to your poor credit rating. If no one will give you a chance then how can you fix your credit situation? I have been employed for the past five years with the same company. I don't make a whole lot a year. I make about $40,000 a year. I think I can afford a new mortgage. I would like for my children to grow up in a better situation than I did. I admit I have made some mistakes financially, but are those mistakes going to haunt me forever? I just want a chance to live the American dream of home ownership. Please don't mention credit repair, I have tried those companies and my credit sitiuation is was worse after I finished the repair program. If you do not have positive input please don't respond to this question. Rip-off artist need not respond.

[langwell_research]

My husband and I had the same problem only we had little credit. We did a land contract for our first home. The owner held the title and we paid them for the place monthly as well as all the taxes. Make sure to get rcipts for everything you pay for though and have a good contract made up.