The Credit Score Trick You Should Try When You're Getting Serious About Buying a Home

A lot of credit-boosting tips we hear are, frankly, pretty darn obvious. Don't go over your credit limit, don't pay bills late, check your credit score--yeah, yeah we got it already! So, my ears perked up when Brentnie Daggett, a rental expert at Rentec Direct, a property management industry website, dished a credit-boosting tip that falls into the "Oooh! Interesting" category. For context, this was when Daggett was sharing tips for my article on steps to take when you're getting ready to buy a ...