Apartment Hunting/Hard Hits

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry if this question has been answered before here, but I can't find it. I need to do some apartment hunting in LA, where it is likely I will have to put in a few apps before I find a place. Will submitting several apt. apps (and the accompanying credit inquiries) hurt my scores as I look for a place? If so, is there a way around this? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Appartment apps don't hurt your credit history. They will be soft pulls.

[Jesedmotherof5]

i had a hard pull with mine because he was a mortage broker should i dispute it?

[lizabeth]

yeah. i have a hard hit on one of my reports from apartment hunting and its super recent.
can we call the number listed and ask them to go to soft? or to remove completely?

[Anonymous]

MOOBS-
Not true. We looked at two places in Jan and both of them did hard pulls.

[Jesedmotherof5]

dang! i really want them off as it looks like I apped for a mortage

[Anonymous]

We had a hard pull when looking for a rental last year.........

[Anonymous]

Wow, I've never had an apartment hit me with an inq. I've lived in 7 different rental properties or apartments since I was in college and none of them have pulled hard. I'm sorry if I mislead anyone, but from my experience, none have pulled hard in the past. Maybe that's just my area? I'm in Dallas.

[Anonymous]

Northern VA - Hard pull from my leasing office when I moved from a 2 bedroom apartment (where I had been for 3 years) to a 3 bedroom in the same complex!

[Anonymous]

Most will do a hard pull. I suggest asking what score is needed first. I am sure the manager can inform you. The last few places I have rented were able to tell me upfront. I think it saves time and application fees.