loquacious_sim: How to get apartment in a decent LA neighborhood with a not so good credit?
a) I have a new manager level job with six figure salary, a ‘good standing’ letter in writing from my 2 previous apartment owners, good education (MS) and can shell out some money as deposit. Do you think that could land me an apartment in a decent LA neighborhood? Please advise.
b) What are my options/workarounds to fix this. I am obviously working hard to fix my credit but it’ll take some time.
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Answer by .
south central, inglewood, compton. they are pretty nice as i have heard
Web sites are a good place to find an apartment or house to rent, if you want to go through the entire list to find one in your state and then city.
The best place to look for places to rent is to go to the yellow pages of your telephone book, look under property managers.
These individuals list properties for rent in certain areas, so make sure you select the areas in which you wish to rent.
Call several of the property managers listed there, tell them you want a list of properties that they have for rent. Some will fax, email or mail the list of local places to rent along with the address, number of bedrooms and bath rooms, amenities available, such as washer and dryers or gyms, the monthly rental of the unit. Most will include a rental application. These list will include the monthly rental required, if a lease or month to month agreement will be signed. They will also indicate if they will accept Section 8 vouchers.
They might indicate a web site that you might visit to get their list of places to rent. It does not cost to get a rental list from a reputable property manager.
Some will require you to stop by their office and pick up the list. A lot of them post their list outside so the list are available 24/7 360.
Make sure you don’t fall for the scams and purchase a list as 70%-80% of these list are composed of free list they have compiled. They are not the property managers of any property in most instances.
You might also google Property managers in whatever city or community you want to live in and see what comes up. Again do not pay for this information as it is free from reliable property managers.
I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck.
“FIGHT ON”
Answer by reenzzIt really depends on why your credit is bad. Most landlord will overlook many parts of a credit report, but If it’s for evictions or breaking a lease…no landlord will touch you.
Two options may be available to you in case your not accepted.
1. Offer to pay a few months rent up front.
2. Offer to get a co-signer/guarantor on the lease.
Answer by LandlordIt is not like you are buying a house.
As long as you have been employed for over 6 months and your credit is at least 600 you should not have a problem.
Answer by JCYears ago, I had offered to pay 6 months rent in advance since I knew my credit was bad. You dont have to go for 6 months, maybe 3 would work.
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