Is pre-paid renting a reality?

Question

If you dont have a permanent job, but have 6 months to 1 year's worth of rent available to pay in advance, will they rent to you on that basis?

(Just looking for general answers from personal experience)

Answer 1

Sublets will generally be a lot more accepting.

Private rentals, i.e. people with an extra house or upstairs apartment or something typically only want first/last or first/last/security as conditions.

Beyond that, they start involving rental agencies who do credit and maybe background checks and might advise against accepting you (or not), but the landlord has the final call.

Large apartment buildings and complexes will be much more strict because there is more bureacracy and the people you are dealing with are intermediaries hired by the real owner.

Answer 2

Yeah, in my experience landlords have never cared if I had a job... as long as I have money. I'm also a college student living off loans, so that might influence their decision of renting to me. I always paid 6 months ahead of time anyway (after recieving my loans).

Answer 3

I have a cool landlord she probably wold as long as I can prove the ability to pay living expenses too (electric bill, water, ect)