The 6 Most Common Myths That Nobody Explains To The People Who Are In Debt.
The myths spread faster than the trues, that is why I am going to explain some of the most common myths in the credit repair area, one of the biggest myths is that you need a professional agency to manage your debt problems, this agencies can help you nevertheless they charge big fees for something you can handle yourself pretty well.
Myth 1: I need help…I can’t do it myself
You may need help in many areas of your life, but credit repair and debt consolidation is not one of them, believe me you can do it, if I did it you can do it too. I still remember the first time I saw my credit report I realize I had some late payments, a judgment and some other stuff, in that moment my first thought was “I need immediate help with this” after getting some good education on the topic I was able to do it all by myself and now I am going to give you the best education possible on these topics (debt consolidation, credit repair, and debt management)so you can face this problem by yourself. After I had my credit report in my hands I start watching some huge mistakes, some of these mistakes were from the creditor, some other were from the credit bureau, and after making some more research I realize that anywhere from 75% to 90% of credit reports contain errors.
This is the Myth # 2: You can not fix your bad credit.
Not at all, having a bad credit rate does not mean you can’t fix it, it may take you some time to do it, but you can definitely do it. There are several avenues to repair your credit, build positive lines of credit and returning on the good credit path. One of my most embarrassing stories occur me when I was applying for a Banana Republic card and I was denied in the middle of a very important Holiday, improving your credit it is just a matter of get the right education on the right topics and with my videos you will get all the education you need.
The myth # 3: One credit Score is all you have.
The reality is that you have 3 credit scores, there are from the major credit reporting agencies, all 3 show different scores, so when applying for a credit one company may use a different report than others, it is always good to check your credit score in the 3 bureaus, because they can vary a lot among them.
Myth 4: Checking Your Credit Will Lower Your Score
There are two types of inquiries that will appear on your credit report: hard and soft inquiries. Hard inquiries are from companies you wish to get credit from. These will affect your credit score. Soft inquiries are usually when you check your credit report online or from companies obtaining your information for promotional purposes. Soft inquiries don’t affect your score.
Myth # 5: Your score will be lower if you are shopping around for a Loan.
This is a very common myth, if you are searching for a mortgage, home equity loan, or car loan and you apply from multiple vendors this will only appear on your credit report once. This only applies if the same kind of inquires are made within 14 days of each other. Unfortunately, this doesn’t apply for credit cards!
Myth # 6: If I remove all the negative items my credit score will improve.
This is a partial true, because “erasing” your bad marks is just one piece of the credit repair puzzle, remember that while removing “negative items” will help you in your credit score, just building “positive credit” will take your score further. Remember when you were denied from a credit card company because you did not have credit? the true is that you did not have positive credit build up with credit card companies.
Free advice about credit cards: “How To Reduce Your Credit Card Interest Rate With One Simple Phone Call”
Here is this little sweet trick: Get your telephone, dial your credit card company number and ask them to drop your interest rate! is that simple!, just tell them that you have in front of you a credit card with a lower interest rate, may be they are offering you a zero percent rate for the first 6 months and after that period they will charge you 8%, tell them that you are thinking to transfer your entire balance to this new company if they dont decrease your interest rate, chances are that you will get a better interest rate that the one you have right now, be extremely kind with the operator, but if you cant get a deal ask to talk to the supervisor, remember that the key part is to treat them to leave.
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