Renting an apartment on my own and living on my own. Credit application?
I am now in a very bad stage of my life. Any help will be most appreciated.
I am 20-years-old. My family and I are (legal) immigrants. I am about to start work within the next two weeks. I want to move out and work, live and pay for my college, on my own. (I just withdrew from a Tier 1 university where I was a physics major; I have goals in life; I am not one of those bad immigrants)
Here’s the problem:
I don’t have a credit card/credit history. And the apartment office told me something about requiring the credit application. How can I do this?
1) How fast can I get a credit card after I get work?
The rent is only $389, which I can manage.
2) But how do I get the credit history?
Please assume I can get little help from my parents. I am on my own. Please help me out. I am not completely familiar with the housing business.
Thank you both for your answers and support.
Emma
