credit history and new landlord?

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I have been here U.S for 2 years, i have never applied a credit card, but the owner who is gonna rent me his room, is asking me “credit history” ?? This is my first time renting outside, so have no idea how to get that one without credit card. any suggestion plz. Thank you

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Answer by Brent D. Gardner, CLU, ChFC
Most landlords are looking for negative items, like a record of an eviction or judgment against you brought by a previous landlord. The absence of positive credit isn’t nearly as important as these other red flags.

Just tell them the truth. They may ask for a deposit, but you should be able to rent a place to live, even with little or no credit history.

Answer by spin and marty
This website explains how to establish a credit history. It will give you some suggestions how to establish and to maintain a good credit rating.

https://financialplan.about.com/od/creditdebtmanagement/a/nocredit.htm

Answer by Brittney
Your landlord should perform the credit check themselves and ask you to pay the cost. You can print out your own on a number of free websites. You do not necessarily need a credit card; if you have any kind of loan (school, medical, car, etc), then you have established credit. It won’t be much after only 2 years, but it would be better than nothing.

If you have no credit at all, just inform your potential landlord of this. In some landlord’s opinions, having no credit is better than having bad credit, especially if you are still young.