8 months ago, I decided to move out of home and get a place of my own. The apartment hunting process was fun, and I found a place on Day 3 of my search. I basically spent Day 1 glued to my computer going through online apartment listings, calling and making appointments. Day 2 was spent looking at 4 different places, and only 1 really stood out for me but was out of my price range, which was a bummer. By the end of Day 2, I kept searching for places online, and also decided to create a rental resume.
On Day 3, I checked out another place which I really loved and gave the owner and his partner my rental resume. This place was AMAZING and my sister and I were really excited about it. I believe my rental resume made me stand out from other prospective tenants.
Here's what my rental resume looked like:
Note: I did this on MS Word with regular formatting.
• Current address: Family home with mum and two sisters. Leaving because it’s almost an hour away from school
• Current employment:
• Past employment: Community Leader aka Resident at .... university. (this makes me look very responsible lol)
• Extracurricular activities: Cooking, event planning, student Ambassador, African &
Caribbean Students’ Association communications & events coordinator
• Personal references: insert 2 references
• Vehicle information: none
• Pet(s) information: none
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| My place has a nice kitchen and I take advantage of this! |
Here's what my rental resume looked like:
Note: I did this on MS Word with regular formatting.
BOMA’S RENTAL RESUME
Looking for a place close to insert school name to call home
• Date of Birth:
• Contact information: insert Phone number & email address
Looking for a place close to insert school name to call home
• Date of Birth:
• Contact information: insert Phone number & email address
• Current address: Family home with mum and two sisters. Leaving because it’s almost an hour away from school
• Current employment:
• Past employment: Community Leader aka Resident at .... university. (this makes me look very responsible lol)
• Extracurricular activities: Cooking, event planning, student Ambassador, African &
Caribbean Students’ Association communications & events coordinator
• Personal references: insert 2 references
• Vehicle information: none
• Pet(s) information: none
