Though it may sound harsh, it's a fact that people who have poor credit scores have a hard time getting approved for a home loan. The approval process for an application for a home loan is a lot easier if you have good credit, income and very little debt. But if you have a poor credit score, the lender sees you as a greater risk and may decline the application if you do not meet their minimum requirements. Even if you do get approved for a home loan there is a high likelihood that you will have a much higher interest rate than someone with good credit. You may also be required to put in a higher down-payment.
Here are some tips that may help with Bad Credit Home Loans. Your prime focus should be on your credit score, if it is below 580 you definately want to increase it. To improve the score you can do some simple things such as make all your payments on time. Pay down as much of your debt as you can and do not open any new credit lines.
With time and with good financial and money management you should be able to increase your credit score and subsequently get approved for a home loan.
If you cannot wait until you improve your credit score you can apply for a hard money loan or a subprime loan for financing until you can improve your score and refinance into a better rate loan.