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In my apartment the manager tells me he evicts people all the time and most complexes will not rent to someone unless they have a good mortgage/rental/employment and credit record.
So if someone is evicted for not paying the rent, has just terrible credit but still has a job, how do they find a place to live after the eviction?
They either convince the new ll of their sob story, or they go somewhere that doesn't do background checks, or somewhere that specializes in harder luck cases (usually in a not nice part of town with hefty security deposit and first and last month's rent.)
........So if someone is evicted for not paying the rent, has just terrible credit but still has a job, how do they find a place to live after the eviction?
The answer to this question is, since you have a job, just pay the rent on time and it won't be a problem.
There are landlords who specialize in evictees. Of course, they require a huge deposit and if you've got that much money, why didn't you just pay the rent where you were?
But you may have to couch camp with friends for a while, or live in your car while you look. It won't be an easy process.
I'm getting 5-10 applications on every property right now. The last few applications I accepted had 700+ credit with non smokers, and no pets. I can afford to pick and choose, so I'm taking the cream of the crop. I don't think I've signed a lease with anyone under 600 in months. I don't actually look at the scores, I only assess the report, so I'm not 100% sure of that, but I really doubt it. I almost said under 650, but I had one who could have been low 600s.
Anyone with an eviction, landlord collection, or utility collection, I tell them not to waste their time and money filling out an application.
But there are some landlords who either don't check or don't care. Most of them aren't people I would ever rent from. But if you have an eviction AND bad credit, you can't afford to be choosy. Your choices are slumlord or homeless.
Once the eviction is 10 years old, SOME landlords might be willing to work with you. Maybe.
There will always be some newbie investor that has no clue on how to screen a tenant. And, that will be the place I buy for pennies on the dollar. It will need a rehab, and new tenants.
That's also what slumlords do. Rent to the downtrodden tenants. There is plenty of money on that side of being a landlord. Fill-em up, get them out, get new people.
In my apartment the manager tells me he evicts people all the time and most complexes will not rent to someone unless they have a good mortgage/rental/employment and credit record.
So if someone is evicted for not paying the rent, has just terrible credit but still has a job, how do they find a place to live after the eviction?
They find landlords who don't care about income, credit, or eviction history.
I personally wouldn't rent from a landlord that didn't bother to screen their applicants.
Good luck
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