yeah dude, get with the times... seriously.. I've financed 2 jaguars, 2 F350 lariat trucks, bought a house, rented apartments before, a boat, and an assload of other things. I'd say all but my first jag was bullshitted documents.
On a somewhat related note, does anyone have any suggestions for perks for the landlord/things to highlight when trying to negotiate rent down? Right now I have:
-Highlight my bangin' credit
-Offer to pay in full before the first of every month, OR
-Offer to pay for X (3-6) months up-front
-Offer to pay in cash
Anything else I should add to help get that rent lower?
In most metro areas you are competing against a bunch of other totally qualified people. Trying to negotiate rent really just pisses a landlord off. What makes you so different than the other 20 people that want to come see it?
If you really want to negotiate your strongest point would be your up front payment. 3/6/12 months or whatever,,, just make sure that if you ever do this be careful with the lease because its much riskier to you. It would suck having your lease terminated early and than trying to fight to get your money back.
Also..... don't use lines like "bangin' credit"![]()
I never had to prove income to rent in Newport Beach, CA.
Good credit report + security deposit + first month's rent = rental
I rented from a property management company, which are usually more stringent than owners.
Just a warning : if you offer cash before getting accepted, some (not all) landlords are going to assume that you are a drug lord or pimp.
8% of Americans don't have bank accounts. if a landlord thinks that 1/10 people looking to rent are drug dealers, they are going to miss a lot of potential renters.
References. Fake or real.
I never understood how that work, do you get somebody to vouch for you?
I was going to suggest OP to get a short term rentan and later use that as a reference.
Care to enlighten me?
What's the reason for that??? That doesn't seem to make good business sense, maybe I'm missing something here...Depends on location, really.
Places down here in FL don't care if you're able to prepay at least 6 months in advance.
Places in Manhattan won't even let you sign a year lease if you paid 100% upfront.
I never understood how that works, do you get somebody to vouch for you?
I was going to suggest OP to get a short term rental and later use that as a reference.
Care to enlighten me?