Unless you are over 18, no one will rent to you. You must be 18 to sign any legally binding agreements including rental lease and utility contracts.
If you are over 18, you must have an income 2-3 times the amount of the rent. There will also be a deposit that's usually equal to the amount of the rent to pay before you move in. Since you have no rental or credit history, the landlord may require last month rent to be paid before you move in too. The utility companies will likely also require a deposit before they will let you get service turned on. That means you should have saved at least 3 times the amount of the rent before getting your own place. Try being a roommate with someone else to save money. Just be sure to get the landlord's permission first. Otherwise, you would be an unauthorized occupant and may get everyone evicted.
First your rent should be only about 25% to 30% of your income.
You have to be 18 to sign a lease.
You'll need first last and months rent and possibly a electric utility acct for your self.
Food will run you about 20 to 30 a day if you're careful.
Most will ask for a credit check and 2 years employment.
Good luck better save a few thousand minimum.
Your immediate challenge would be if you are financially able to pay for the necessary items, such as rent, utilities, transportation, insurance (Health, car, renters) savings,entertainment and other financial requirements, any other challenge is not worth mentioning because you are not able to move.
The major challenge is your current age. If you are below the age of 18, you have no challenges other than reaching the age of 18 where you would be able to make a decision as to if you would be able to move out or not.
Even if you are the proper age to move out on your own, if you are not financially able to, don't cut off your nose to spite your face. This would be an unintelligent decision and would place you in predicament you might not want to be.
Keep in mind that there are always gonna be arguments in growing up. Parents have been there done that and is attempting to prevent you from making the same mistake(s) they made.
Your agenda is you want to experience this and that and try it on your own.
These two agendas never agree, thus the arguments. Keep in mind your parents want the best for you and are acting as parents, even though you see their action as obstruction.
Learn to be accepting of criticism and be polite in telling your parent that they were once you age and watch the smile cross their face as past memories are remembered.
Your job is to get as much education as possible,so you are able to enjoy the eventual life style you would want and to make your parents proud of you and you proud of yourself.
If you are not arguing with your parents, you are not growing as a teenager. There must be a compromise occasionally between the two generations.
I hope this has been of some benefit to you, good luck.
"FIGHT ON"
Things you'll need to move out:
- to be at least 18
- to have a job paying at least 3 x rent a month (as you'll also need to be paying utility bills, buying food and other household things, paying for transport, phone, Internet, clothes etc)
- have sufficient savings to pay the deposit and first months rent up front
Landlords for young renters often also want a guarantor (ie an adult who legally promises to pay rent if, for whatever reason, you don't)
You should also have 6 months worth of living costs saved up 'just in case'
If you don't have a lot of money saved (thousands) you had better think again. Even then,without prior
landlord references, no one will rent to you.Your age could also be a problem. You also must have had
a full time job for at least 2 years with enough wages to pay the rent. You also must have a bank account
first and last month's rent and the security deposit.
you better have a job that pays at least 3 times the monthly rent you will paying and have 3 months worth of rent in cash up front
Had a big fight with my mom and now im planning to move out. need some advice on the challenges coming ahead.
