First and foremost, know what you are getting into when you look for apartments for rent in Birmingham Alabama that do not require credit checks. You may have a valid reason for having bad credit, say, you’ve been through some rough times and are starting anew with a great new job in Birmingham. In any case, it will be naïve to think that landlords and apartment companies will take your word for it. They promised no credit checks to lure you in (yes, it’s an entire new niche market that is growing in this economy), but they will want to know that you aren’t just another habitual deadbeat who will eventually try to worm him/herself away from paying rent. There are many, many bad tenants making the rounds, and you will want to prove that although you don’t have a stellar credit rating, you will be a good, paying tenant. Another thing to consider is that if you do get a no credit check apartment, your neighbors may not be as upstanding as you.
Bring documents and be up front right at the start. Some apartments charge an application fee, so it might be good to talk to the management about your chances before paying up. Some of the smaller apartments will consider your case if you are nice to them and have complete documents like a bank statement, certificate of employment, or the like to prove you have income and can pay rent. Larger corporate run apartments are more regimented and have an established set of criteria, so the person you are pleading your case with might not have the power to approve you anyway. Another thing is to be prepared to pay cash upfront equal to a few months rent.
When you are ready, check out these Birmingham apartments that don’t require a credit check: Highland View Apartments on Aspen Drive, Highland Bluff Apartments on Robert Jemison Drive, Intown Suites (a sort of long-lease hotel which charges weekly)with branches in Huffman Road, Oxmoor Road, and Southpark Drive.