<prompt> Human: Throwaway account because my username is well known. Backstory: a year ago my now ex-wife and I got a misdemeanor for domestic battery. Im not going to go into details but because the situation was so minor the judge let us both off with a slap on the wrist. All he made us do is pay court fees. No probation, no jail, nothing.. but we were still convicted. Besides this both our records are squeaky clean.Im about to be homeless in a few days and I have no idea what to do. My lease is up on the 15th and I cant renew because the landlord is selling the place. My application has been rejected from at least 15 different rental companies due to this misdemeanor. No body will sign a lease with me. My entire family lives in a different state so I dont even have a couch to crash on. The only reason I dont move back to that state is because my daughter is here. On top of all this I cant get a job. Im a software engineer with great tenure thats easily worth 85k. Ive gotten 5 job offers in the past month that were all rescinded after background check came in.The little money I do have needs to be saved so I can pay for first and last months rent for a new place but no one will take me. Is there anything I can do or am I seriously fucked? Assistant: rental companiesYou need to acquire a large sum of cash and stop attempting to rent with rental companies, who have fairly strict parameters.Housing shopping is going to be in the mom-and-pop sector for a bit, where large amounts of cash deposit can be paid to overlook criminal backgrounds.Even then, thats a heavy lift. If theres anything landlords hate, its drama; and if theres any better sign of drama than a domestic violence conviction, itd be hard to find. Human: Wow thank you. I didnt consider this. How do I find mom-and-pop landlords?  <response>: Check craigslist. Ive lived in some places that were super lax about backgroundcredit checks. 