http://www.california-home-mortgage-rates.com/n60.html Bad credit home equity loans come in all kinds of forms - all of which can help you eliminate your bad credit marks. Use bad credit home equity loans carefully because sometimes...they bite back. en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 Firstly, forget about fixed rates. yes, we know rates are on the increase, and unless you lock into low rates NOW you won't be able to enjoy them late. But you've got to remember that while you may have tons of home equity, you have bad credit as well and chances are dim of you qualifying for any affordable fixed rate. And who needs fixed rates! Not your bad credit home equity loans - you have so many options with ARMs that you're a freakin' equity octopus. Bad credit hoem equity loans - always open, always changing Bad credit + home equity loans = danger. But you already knew that. You know how much of a risk you are to yourself, and you know what you can and cannot handle. So our suggestion is simple - rather than settling on a bad credit home equity loan for a single lump sum of cash, take out a HELOC. The advantages of a HELOC are many, and they all help you cope with yoru credit: The rates for a HELOC are comparitively lower than traditional bad credit home equity loans - so you save on rates. The loan amount for a HELOC is usually open ended. you can pull out as much as yu need within a 5 or ten year draw period - so the loan amount is flexible. You don't have to pay off any of your balance for the initial draw years of yoru loan, meaning if your credit were to increase you could refinance into a good credit loan! With bad credit you should try to delay the high costs yoru credit causes - working hard in the meantime to do all you can to reestablish your credit and avoid having to continue paying the high prices for bad credit home equity loans. But now, lets look at California in specific. California is opportunity Your biggest advantage when you take out bad credit home equity loans is that you live in California - home to one of the most dynamic economies and strongest housing markets in the world. You have so many options to choose from when you take out bad credit home equity loans: you can reinvest in your home itself and increase equity through improvements you can put a down payment or purchase outright another piece of property for investment you can funnel your available cash into outside investments with a string possibility for return. Sure there is risk involved with any of these option, but again - taking on risk is the only way to eliminate your bad credit mark. So take out those bad credit home equity loans - you have the equity, you have the opportunity, so take it - just take it slow, and move with caution. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT