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600 Called. It's Enough to Get You a House.

Jessica Cassell · NMLS #241-6202·3 min read·September 4, 2026

Somewhere along the way, renting America got convinced you need a 740 to buy.

You don't.

On our programs, 600 is the number that opens seller financing. 580 opens the convertible lease. If your score lives somewhere in that neighborhood, stop rehearsing rejection and read this twice.

What we actually look at:

  • Your last 12 months of payments. This is the big one. A clean year of on-time rent, car, and card payments says more about you than a three-digit snapshot from a rough season.
  • Unpaid collections. On the ownership path, they need to be paid or settled first. On the lease-to-own path, up to two collections under $500 won't stop you.
  • No late payments in the last year. Recent missed payments are the real red flag — not the number itself.

What we don't obsess over:

  • Student loans on income-driven plans. Tax-return gymnastics from your self-employment years. The medical bill from 2019 that went to collections and got paid. The bankruptcy that's aging out.

The scenario: you're at 612. You've paid $1,600 in rent on the 1st of every month for four years. A bank sees "612." We see four years of proof that you already make a housing payment — you just never got the deed for it.

Your score is a snapshot, not a verdict. And ours is a program built for people whose snapshots have better days in front of them.

Check your eligibility and find out which number you actually need.

See if you qualify.

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You did the work. Now it's time somebody said yes. Get into a house you actually own — on your terms, your name, your win.

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Jessica Cassell, Realtor · NMLS #241-6202 · MPIRE Financial Group, Inc. · NMLS #210-8504 · MPIRE Rentals is a real estate brand brokered by lpt realty. Equal Housing Opportunity. MPIRE Financial is an Equal Housing Lender.

An eligibility check is a pre-qualification — not a mortgage application, not an approval, and not a commitment to lend. Nothing on this site is an offer to lend, an offer to enter into a lease or purchase agreement, or an assurance of approval. All programs, prices, payments, and terms are subject to verification, full underwriting, property review, and final written approval, and may change without notice. Not all applicants qualify. Any offer is made only in writing.

Seller financing is not a mortgage loan from a bank. In a lease or lease-option you are a tenant until title transfers; rent payments do not by themselves build equity or guarantee a purchase, and default can result in eviction and the loss of fees or credits. Your written agreement controls.

MPIRE Rentals and MPIRE Financial are private companies, not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency, and no government agency has reviewed or approved these programs. Licensing varies by state and is verifiable at nmlsconsumeraccess.org.