it took over a week for my background check to complete, but i was moving into a semi expensive rental and i was moving from out of town (they told me that can make checking things take longer).
I wish I had done the usual and taken a plane out, rented a car and looked around/applied over a month before the move, but that wasn't possible. If you can do that it will be easier.
My uncle is near Loring and in a nice block of turn of the century homes. He rents part of the home out to tenants; there might be others offering to do the same. Maybe on craigslist? It's very quiet for a city neighborhood (if that was your concern about living in Dinkytown) but close to things; you can walk/bike to downtown and uptown easily. In fact I wish I'd brought a bike when i moved as it's been very nice out and it's kind of slow trying to get through west minneapolis in a car
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
How much time is needed to find an apt?
Linear Mode
