Here's the tricky part. In the past few years I stayed away from credit cards out of the fear of not making my paymetns and getting bad credit but now I have no credit.

Is there anyway I can rent an apartment with zero credit? (atleast its not bad credit)
Its an odd situation. I have a good job but no credit to get an apartment.

any more ideas out there?

You can only try--you can't be the only person in this predicament.

And, if it the lack of credit rating *does* get in the way, you might try:
-renting from a small landlord, who may have the flexibility to be more trusting and able to rely on your employer's letter (like someone w/ a 2- or 3-family home)
-being someone's roommate at first, while you build up a credit rating (plus a rent history with them, though that'll carry less weight than one from a landlord )

Also, check into your credit rating--even though you don't have credit cards, you may have had other bills that will mean you register w/ them.

And, once you're settled, get a credit card and put your cable bill, or something, on it. And pay it off every month.

living -- oncampus all 4 years

I do have my cellphone bill I pay every month.

Well my job doesn't start till second week of jan (crashing at a friends place right now) So lets see what happens...
Will let you guys know

thanks for the info tho...

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