When youre a renter, you have more flexibility in moving and deciding where to live.
Then you’re able to work on improving your credit (evenwithout credit cards).
Regular rent paymentscan help improve your credit historytoo.
With an individual landlord, however, you have more neighborhood options and more room to negotiate rent.
Either way,pay close attention to who youre renting fromso you dont end up in a difficult relationship.
Thefive most popular onesamong Lifehacker readers?
PadMapper/Craigslist, Hotpads, Lovely, Tulia, and WalkScore.
Bring along someessential documentsif you find a place you want to grab right away.
Know How to Deal with Noisy Neighbors and Difficult Roommates
Unfortunately, you cant choose your neighbors.
If yours make too much noise,send them a subtle messageor contact management if need be.
(If worse comes to worst, you canevict them, so to speak.)
Split the rent and divvy up the rooms fairly withthis calculator.
Also,command hookscan do wonders in a home.
Illustration by Tina Mailhot-Roberge.
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