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[Tauni]

Originally Posted by Matt D.

That sucks to hear, hopefully I can offer some advice... The only place you'll find a cheap roof to live under is in the ghetto areas or the fringes of the burbs. The best you'll be able to do anywhere is $400-600 a month for a 1 bedroom or studio apartment. If you get lucky you'll be able to find something near the colleges such as around Dinkytown, up and down Marshall in St. Paul renting someone's basement, or something of that sort. Check out apartments.com if you want an apartment, or browse the newspaper for renting out of someone's house.

Yes, I have been looking on apartment finder and in magazines, a lot of what I'm finding is not so good. Unfortunately, I think I'm going to end up having to settle for something I wouldn't usualy take, and pray to god I don't get raped.

[niterydr]

Originally Posted by GSTauni

Yes, I have been looking on apartment finder and in magazines, a lot of what I'm finding is not so good. Unfortunately, I think I'm going to end up having to settle for something I wouldn't usualy take, and pray to god I don't get raped.

Another good option is to try the roomate idea. It can be somewhat difficult to get an apartment lease if you have poor/no credit. If you got together with a friend or two and split up rent, it gets cheaper. Then the problem is, can you trust them to pay bills?

[Tauni]

Originally Posted by niterydr

Another good option is to try the roomate idea. It can be somewhat difficult to get an apartment lease if you have poor/no credit. If you got together with a friend or two and split up rent, it gets cheaper. Then the problem is, can you trust them to pay bills?

I'm trying to find a room mate actually. My friend Kyle recently got kicked out so we've been discussing the possibility. But you are right, I don't want to be shit outta luck if my room mate decides to be irrespoinsible. But as I'm pricing out places, I've found I can save around $150 in rent on some of these places if I find a room mate. More if I can find two.

Don't you have to have a Co-Signer if you have poor/no credit? I don't have credit yet. I suppose another question is what are good ways to build credit?

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by GSTauni

what are good ways to build credit?

Getting a credit card and using it a lot but always paying it off is a great way to build credit. Another good thing to remember is that going negative in your bank/checking account and not paying parking tickets (for example) can really drag down your credit rating.

Have you checked www.rent.com yet? I like that site for apartment searching.