The top 10 Credit Myths for Corona first time home buyers

On April 1, 2012 the bar was raised for Corona first time home buyers and a credit score of 640 is now the baseline for first time home buyer credit and first time home buyer loans.

You can still be approved for a first time home buyer loan in Corona with a lower score, but a little credit restoration can go a long way to making your dream of homeownership in Corona a reality at an affordable interest rate.

If you're not careful restoring your credit can have a lot of land mines which in the end will do more harm than good to your first time home buyer credit. Understanding the difference between "common sense" and "FICO score sense" will save you a lot of time and money.

Watch this video from Linda Ferrari, a credit restoration expert, on the top 10Corona first time home buyer credit myths

Corona first time home buyers has your credit been hacked?

 First time home buyers in today's Corona real estate market have to be very conscious of their credit. Simply put the better your credit score, the better chance you will have of getting your first time home buyer loan at a good interest rate.

Unfortunately many Corona first time home buyers are using some of the online sites, like AnnualCreditReport.com and CreditReport.com. According to a report by MSNBC, if you're a Corona first time home buyer using one of these sites, your credit may have been hacked and is being sold.

"Well trafficked websites like AnnualCreditReport.com, Equifax.com, or CreditReport.com are being hacked and consumer data stolen from them."
"The credit profiles of individuals with strong credit scores (750+) are being pilfered and sold for as much as $80 in underground, online black markets."
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Riverside first time home buyers credit should you close that account?

First time home buyers in the Riverside real estate market, among other things, have to pay close attention to how they manage their credit.
Unfortunately combining internet misinformation and advice from well meaning friends and family can have disastrous results on your first time home buyer credit and ultimately keep you from buying your first home in Riverside.

It would seem like common sense that if you have an account on your credit report that you're no longer using, the prudent thing to do would be to close that account.

But common sense and FICO "score sense" can be very different and not knowing the difference can have "unanticipated consequences" on otherwise good first time home buyers credit score.

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