Can a DUI Affect Your Apartment Hunt?

March 12, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

When you’re hunting for apartments, your potential new landlords won’t just check your income and credit score. Chances are they’ll also run a background check on you, a process that involves accessing your criminal record. Often, felonies dissuade landlords from accepting your applications, but misdemeanors such as DUIs can be less cut-and-dry when it comes…

How Do Apartment Applications Affect Your Credit Report?

March 10, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

When you apply to rent an apartment, prospective landlords may pull up information on you including your criminal history, renting history, and credit report. Younger and newer renters tend to have lower credit scores than other age groups, so even college graduates earning plenty of money at their first jobs may worry disproportionately, as compared…

How Can I Prove Income as a Freelancer?

February 14, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

You’ve found the apartment of your dreams: It’s got a gorgeous view, a modern kitchen, a fancy shower, and more than enough space to store your belongings and easily accommodate guests. Now, all you have to do to get your name on the lease is to submit an application demonstrating good credit, leasing history, and…

Do Landlords Look at Your Facebook Page?

February 12, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Chances are that you’ve applied for a job at some point in your life, so you’ve likely heard the common notion that you should keep your Facebook page squeaky clean – potential employers might look at your social media pages, and if they see something there they don’t like, they can easily disqualify you and…

The Top 5 Apartment Rental Websites Ranked!

May 12, 2019 | By Contributors AuthorMy First Apartment

Are you gearing up to find housing after graduation or for the Summer or Fall semester but don’t know where to turn? We explored the top five apartment rental websites and ranked them in terms of user-friendly access, comprehensive scope of search, and more! Find out below how Zillow, ApartmentFinder, Craigslist, Zumper, and Rent Jungle…

4 Strategies to Making a Winning Rental Application

July 20, 2016 | By Anna R. AuthorMy First Apartment

If you’re ready to submit applications for your first apartment, congratulations! You have searched rentals, scheduled showings, and you have finally narrowed it down to a few “ideal” apartments you’d love to live in! The hard part comes now, where your potential landlord needs to make a decision to pick the best possible tenant for…

Our Favorite Apartment-Hunting Apps Right Now

November 7, 2013 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

As you may have noticed, our website underwent a redesign to make it more mobile friendly. To mark the occasion, we thought we’d highlight some of the best apartment-hunting apps for your mobile device. While we touched on the subject earlier this year, the mobile world moves fast, so we felt it was worth highlighting…