Be persistent – This is key when seeking a mortgage loan pre-approval with poor credit, be optimistic. Look for creative ways to get financing and contact as many brokers as possible. There is one or more out there that can help you. The key is to find them.

Start house hunting - Sometimes key to getting into a house is finding right one and a seller that is flexible enough to help you do some creative financing work. For example: seller carrying back a small percentage of loan, seller paying your closing costs or you being able to purchase house for significantly lower than market value.

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3. The length tax fraud has taken place including years

4. The social security number or Employer Identification Number of person you're reporting.

5. Any relevant financial records which pertain to fraud.

6. Any documents or records which substantiate fraud.

7. The date of birth of person you're reporting.

The rewards for reporting tax cheat can be hefty. If IRS does investigate and recover money from your information, you may be entitled to anywhere from 1% and 15% of money they recover - up to $10 million. The IRS has a minimum payout of $100 which means any tax cheating reported has to be in thousands of dollars for any chance of you receiving a reward. For more information on rewards, you can visit www.irs.gov and look at publication 733 - Rewards for Information Provided by Individuals to Internal Revenue Service.