<prompt> Human: Short backstory:I live in LA, I make minimum wage 12hr here and work 40 hours a week and I need to move into an apartment. Budget is 1000 a month lowest rent Ive found is like 950 here and I have shit for credit, as if finding anything in my budget isnt hard enough to begin with. I just opened a secured credit card with capital one to help build my credit, but I want to move as soon as possible. What can I do besides dropping a larger deposit to stop getting dicked around by landlords left and right?I am currently at work so I will do my best to reply to others, although I might not be too timely with it. Other info worth noting:Monthly pretax income is somewhere around 18-1900 dollars, and I am getting 200 a month from my dad so Im not fully alone on this.  <response>: You cant afford to pay 50 of your pretax income in rent. Realistically, you need to work to find roommates. Go with Craigslist and interview with them first. Im a landlord and wouldnt rent to someone with both poor credit and too low of income to afford the apartment. In fact, I turned down a prospective tenant last month for this very reason. They wanted the place but couldnt afford it, and I knew Id wind up with missedlate payments very quickly. 