Can I rent an apt. with money from a different source?
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It depends on the landlord.  Some will. Some will not. Many now have a ratio of rent to monthly income and require proof of employment.  Some will happily rent to students under these terms, others like mine, prohibit tenants from becoming full time students during a part of their lease.\n\nYou can simply call up their leasing office and ask, or contact an apartment locator and tell them your situation, they can help you find a complex that is happy to have students.
718766
You can.\nYou would most likely have to hire someone to care for the properties for you.\nThere are companies that do only that for people that either live outside the state or country.
905744
Its a very simple solution but 99.99% of people never take the time to do this. I was in the military for 20+yrs, Learned the hard way ounce and paid for it.\n\nGet a cheap camera and take pictures of the place before you move or as your moving in. Heck, nowdays they have video cams that are even better, a photo or video is worth more than a thousand words! This will help or hurt cause the proof is in the photos, where there is or not damages.\n\nOften cigarette burns on the carpet, stains, rutcuts into the carpet in the bedroom from wear and tear. Water damage under the sink from previous situatuion can be documented as not yours, ceilen damage spots or even holes on the walls that have been patched. Established urine stains from previous animals(cats or dogs) even where the apts doesn't allow animals.\n\nRemember that most places have good will but the bottom line is the cost to refurbish the apt for the next renter, so clean before you move out, that's always a plus, even have the manager come inspect before the move. They might be able to say this and that needs to be done or we have to pay to have it done and will go againist your deposit. \n\nI have 15 houses that I rent on long term leases and I do that to each unit, and have made it a point to record and save till the next move, then record after they move incase we have to discuss less than the deposit. I always evaluate the house, did they even try to clean, is the rubish out, the bathroom cleaned, kitchen stove,frigerater cleaned. Remember someone has to do the clean and make ready and obviously be paid for it, so it comes from your deposit. Most will deduct 30% of deposit just cause for wear and tear and expected cost to clean, alot will return all if no damages but the unit is left clean and can get rented with few problems.\n\nAsk yourself, would you move into the apt ~~right now as is, and if your answer is no, then take time to make it so. I'm not talking about painting the walls and shampoo the carpet, just simple cleaning can go a long ways. I'm a land lord of sorts and after you leave I'm almost sure never to see you again so why such I listen to you, I'll take your deposit without regard when I open the door and see trash and whatever, you didn't even vacum or take the trash out. Might be nice for you to at least wipe the glass windows if you have the time, effort brings about good will.\n\nMost all cities have departments to deal with renter disputes, maybe the local BBB has it, most places need your good word of mouth  to keep going. I have a waiting list for my houses, never empty for 15 days, that's what it takes me to prepare for the next renter, my video cam at the ready. I have even made copies for the new renter if they request it(hahahhaha) its a great practice for both. I want you to rent from me again if you decide to come back one day, I will remember the trash and crap you left behind.\n\nThose verticle blinds, hardly an issue of cost but just think of the piture of them, it could have establish its worth of condition on move in day. If in disbute could warrent the deteration from common use due to where they were and how often they were walked through, heck you might of been able to replace them with some from Walmart and saved you alot of monies?\n\nGolden rule : Photos,,,photos,,,photos,,, and even better is a video cam of the apartment condition on move in day!
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You cannot buy an apartment unit, only the entire building.  You can, however, buy a condo, townhome, co-op, duplex, tri-plex, quad-plex, etc.  You should contact a Realtor to help you search for a place.  If you qualify, you should be able to get a loan that is 100% financed, meaning you will not have to put money down, but will still have to pay closing cost, unless you get the seller to pay some or all of them for you or you finance them by adding them to the sales price of the property.
89226
Try www.rentacoder.com
581733
Try another apt community, this should not stop you from housing. sometimes having at least the full amount of 1 month rent and deposit available you should not have problems
352791
It all depends on who you're renting from.  I would not pay a pet fee without seeing everything in writing.  Yes, they do charge that and even more for pet fees.  Do you have to pay a non-refundable deposit for you and your friend?  Make sure it's all in writing.
533135
It depends on your lease agreement...you should have a copy.
317923
If renting check aptratings.com before you lease.
569480
You have to follow the terms agreed to in your rental agreement.  Sorry there is not a better answer.
25940
eh that might be iffy if you are trying to get your own apartment. If you move out to live with a friend you can do it right now I believe. However don't quote me as legal advice please, because I'm no lawyer.
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If you want to manage the property yourself and keep all the income then you will not want to hire someone to rent it out for you. This usually costs 1/2 to a full month's rent.\n\nAll you really need to do is get all the paperwork to make its legal when you rent it out. You can find organizations online that will have all this plus. I use this place:\n\nhttp://www.iera.org/\n\nYou will want to find a similar place in your area so they are familiar with your paperwork and laws. So you get a bunch of paperwork and help with being a landlord for your first time. They even have a lawyer you can talk to for free if anything ever comes up. You will have forms provided you didn't even know you needed like a lead based paint disclosure, and a fire alarm battery disclosure. Just running off to staples to get the rental agreement is not enough. Talk to a management company about all the forms they use if you want to find out without joining an organization.\n\nThe next thing you want to do is make sure you screen your tenants. There are many online services, but use a service in your area for the first time so you can talk to them and ask questions. Make sure you get the premium package that has criminal, employment, credit, and rental histories checked. It is about $35 and you charge the potential tenant(don't charge more its illegal to make money on this). Above all listen to what the screener says, if they say no its because they got a bad feeling about the people.\n\nThen you simply post a sign out front (which gets a lot of interest) and put an ad in the paper. You can get creative and use other advertising places if you like. Then you have to be willing to show it to potential tenants and answer their questions on the phone. If you don't want to do all of this then you wont have much cashflow on the house since the management company will take around 10% (some advertise lower rates but then charge for things like phone calls so it bumps it back up). \n\nGood luck
124159
You can't.You may deduct the interest portion of the mortgage payment if you rent the house out.
194098
Depends on what state you are in!  You can get into some real messes (and so can your landlord) if you don't have a lease!  Hope you didn't do a deposit/first and last!!
541214
Check on rental rates for similar properties in your area and use those to help you determine what is a reasonable rate to charge.  Usually the deposit is paid when the lease is signed and in my experience it is a full month's rent (in addition to the first month's rental payment), although I suppose you could charge whatever you wanted for it.
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Generally apartments will pay those utilities but they do not have to.  It should be spelled out in your rental agreement.
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Basically the same as pretty much anywhere else. You have to make at least two and half times the rent per month, not be convicted of a felony (most places have this rule, but there are a few that do not), you can't owe any other rental community any money or have any evictions on your credit, and you'll need at least one reference (landlord, another apt.) to verify you were a tenant and paid your rent...and that's basically all you'll need.