<prompt> Human: Good morning Reddit,So things have finally started going well for me after a stint of bad luck and lessons learned. Im back on my feet and have a good job that Im really enjoying. With that said Im looking for apartments closer to work and think Ive found a few that I made enough to qualify for but my credit isnt the best due to bad decisions with college in my 20s and some identity theft issues. Ive found some companies that say they will cosign for a one time fee of about 1000 dollars which I am more then willing to do. The fee isnt taken until Im approved and in the apartment. Has anyone had any experience with companies like this. I wish I had family to cosign but thats not an option for me. Anyone that has advice or info on these companies would be much appreciated.  <response>: You might look at clearing up the identity theft issues. If you can resolve them properly, they wont be showing on your credit report or affecting your credit score.Have you asked landlords if they will rent to you? While you should clear up your identity theft issues regardless, they may even rest to you before that happens. You wont know until you ask. 