No. Since there's no credit check to get started, there's no credit inquiry on your report. And because rent-to-own isn't a loan, your monthly payments aren't reported to the credit bureaus either. It won't help your score, but it won't hurt it. Your credit stays exactly where it is.
That's actually a big deal for a lot of people. If you're working on building or rebuilding your credit, the last thing you need is another hard inquiry or a new account showing up on your report. With rent-to-own, that's just not part of the equation.



