Weird things about the name Kevin: Your name in reverse order is Nivek. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Ievnk. How do you pronounce that? How many people have the last name Kevin? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 352 people with the last name Kevin.
Usually, a foreclosure requires five to seven years before the borrower is eligible for another mortgage. The short sale will stay on your credit for up to seven years and can affect the ability to open credit cards and other loan accounts. If you decide a short sale will be right for you, and your lender agrees to it, then you will see an immediate drop in your score once the lender reports it the credit bureaus.
Bankruptcy is the scarlet letter on your credit report that can cause lenders to avoid you like the plague. Fortunately, bankruptcy does not stay on your credit report forever. The Fair Credit Reporting Act dictates that bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years after your file. While that is a long time, bankruptcy does not automatically disqualify you from obtaining credit while you wait for it to come off your credit report.