Even if you have bad credit, you still need and deserve a place to live. Your ability to buy a home is limited, though not ruled out entirely, but your ability to get an apartment isn't ruled out entirely.Here's what you need to do:
1 – Have a good job with solid references and verifiable income and contact information. If you don't, that's a big, big problem.
2 – Expect to pay first, last and deposit. Almost anybody will take you with that much cash on tap.
3 – Have solid personal references, preferably from your boss. Check with your boss in advance, and that will help.
4 – Don't show up drunk, high, or disheveled. If you have substance problems, address them today, no matter whether your home is secure, guaranteed or in-tents.
5 – Don't appear unkempt. Shave, groom and bathe before meeting with the landlord or lady.
6 – Take on a credit repair agency to clear up your erroneous credit problems. This will improve your credit score and make you better off on a rental profile.
7 – Just like in the dating world, don't come on too strong. Desperation is a fragrance that reeks from a mile away, so wear Axe body spray to waft over the top of it if you must.
You can rent an apartment, as everybody can. If you're unsure that you'll get a good reference from your old landlord, ask a friend of yours to call and check your reference, and see what is said about you. If it's negative, contact the landlord yourself and remind them of the facts that you paid, left no damages and other critical factors that they might have left out. Before you know it, you'll be house-landed once again.
If your present landlord won't give you a good reference, take an extra month or ten in his or her house and let them pay for their failure to be honest. I'll write about that again in the very near future.
