[amendash]

My wife and I are planning on relocating to FL soon. We are thinking about moving to the North East coast (Palm Coast) or to the South West coast (Tampa, Fort Myers,etc...). I am between jobs right now since I lost my last job because of COVID. I can work from home in my field. We have enough savings to pay for 6 months if necessary. Are there places which allow people to rent without having a job first? I have been looking at apartments online, but they all are looking for at least a salary 3 times bigger than the renting price.

[WrongStreet]

Will be tough, unless you find a private landlord willing to rent to you on a month to month basis.

[carnivalday]

I would think it difficult, since most all landlords are pretty gunshy from the moratorium for the last year.

[offset]

Horrible idea. NEVER move without securing employment first! That savings will run out quicker than you think.

[Lillie767]

If your savings can only support you for six months, stay where you are until you have a job that you can WFH and then move.

[gypsychic]

PLEASE - do yourself a favor and secure a job first. Lots of openings right now, where you work will determine where you should live.

Good luck!

[Arcenal813]

You need to show proof of income… 3x rent for any decent place. Terrible idea.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by amendash

My wife and I are planning on relocating to FL soon. We are thinking about moving to the North East coast (Palm Coast) or to the South West coast (Tampa, Fort Myers,etc...). I am between jobs right now since I lost my last job because of COVID. I can work from home in my field. We have enough savings to pay for 6 months if necessary. Are there places which allow people to rent without having a job first? I have been looking at apartments online, but they all are looking for at least a salary 3 times bigger than the renting price.

Really bad idea. They're painting a narrative that jobs are plentiful because "no one wants to work" after being on unemployment but the reality is the only truly available work is frontline retail/hospitality and most likely not full time or with benefits. Coupled with a big demand for rental housing where rents have gone up hundreds of dollars versus the typical 5% or less it's next to impossible in your situation. Not to mention Florida is the source of 25% of all new COVID cases in the US right now, it's getting worse and soon we'll no doubt have a crashed economy again because so many are unvaccinated. Stay where you are and find work, then ride out the pandemic until it's a better time as now or soon is clearly NOT it.

[FL_Expert]

No offense, but I’m a private landlord and would not rent to someone with no income and just 6 months of savings.

[LKJ1988]

If you enough cash nash you can pay up front.