We are working on the stupid paperwork for the pre-filing counseling right now. However, we have consulted with an attorney already. We will be giving up our house (two mortgages) due to outgrowing the house, owing more than the value of the house and too many repairs needed that we can't afford. Because of this we will need a place to live.
We will be renting for a while. I will definitely be truthful and let owners/managers know about the impending bankruptcy. The question is how did you handle the credit check, questions about whether you can afford it, etc. I know some will run a credit check, which I can already tell them will look bad.
We have dogs, one small, one large (65 lbs). Most places will allow a small dog less than 25 pounds but not larger dogs. My husband is not that interested in putting the larger dog in a fenced in yard (if allowed) because he thinks she won't get enough attention. I just don't know how many places will allow a large dog inside a house.
We are already limiting our search area due to a program that our kids' school offers that both boys are doing that the other four high schools in town don't have. I just don't know how lucky we will be with a limited search area plus the need to allow both dogs inside.
Besides keeping pets, what other kinds of problems have you run into when going from owning a home to renting? Did you get denied due to the impending or recently discharged bankruptcy? How do you answer the questions on a rental application about current landlord? And previous address question when you have lived in the home almost 12 years?
We have not actually started applying although we are looking. And I have looked a lot on Craigslist. I was just wondering what kind of problems we will run into when we do start looking for a place. My sister is in a sticky situation right now and may be moving in with us too (and her baby). Has anyone shared a place with a third adult?
We will be renting for a while. I will definitely be truthful and let owners/managers know about the impending bankruptcy. The question is how did you handle the credit check, questions about whether you can afford it, etc. I know some will run a credit check, which I can already tell them will look bad.
We have dogs, one small, one large (65 lbs). Most places will allow a small dog less than 25 pounds but not larger dogs. My husband is not that interested in putting the larger dog in a fenced in yard (if allowed) because he thinks she won't get enough attention. I just don't know how many places will allow a large dog inside a house.
We are already limiting our search area due to a program that our kids' school offers that both boys are doing that the other four high schools in town don't have. I just don't know how lucky we will be with a limited search area plus the need to allow both dogs inside.
Besides keeping pets, what other kinds of problems have you run into when going from owning a home to renting? Did you get denied due to the impending or recently discharged bankruptcy? How do you answer the questions on a rental application about current landlord? And previous address question when you have lived in the home almost 12 years?
We have not actually started applying although we are looking. And I have looked a lot on Craigslist. I was just wondering what kind of problems we will run into when we do start looking for a place. My sister is in a sticky situation right now and may be moving in with us too (and her baby). Has anyone shared a place with a third adult?
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