u/DriftPrinceFD

Hey everyone, I’m still fairly new to living on my own, and I’m currently looking for my second apartment now, which I move out of my current one on May 25th. There’s a complex nearby that I do like, and while I’m not settled on it, I would like to put an application in. The problem is that… it’s 210 dollars. Now, I’m not the most experienced at this, but this seems ludicrously high to me. I found on another website that it’s split $60 as the application fee, and $150 dollars as an “administrative” fee, whatever that means. Is this reasonable, or bad enough to skip on the apartment for? Thanks for the help!

Hey everyone, I’m still fairly new to living on my own, and I’m currently looking for my second apartment now, which I move out of my current one on May 25th. There’s a complex nearby that I do like, and while I’m not settled on it, I would like to put an application in. The problem is that… it’s 210 dollars. Now, I’m not the most experienced at this, but this seems ludicrously high to me. I found on another website that it’s split $60 as the application fee, and $150 dollars as an “administrative” fee, whatever that means. Is this reasonable, or bad enough to skip on the apartment for? Thanks for the help!

Edit: the admin fee is apparently a “holding” fee. I’m not sure if this changes much, but I only saw this once I got to the end of the application (although I haven’t submitted it yet)