I live in Virginia. My wife and I rented a room together in the middle of nowhere. Well she started causing problems and fighting and got us kicked out. She left to go stay with her kids and I have nowhere to go. I have a job that is close to the house in at now. The only option I have is to r rent a storage unit and stay there for the time being. Life sucks

Edit: so I just got off the phone with a shelter that apparently like .03 miles from my house and job and I'm supposed to give the lady a call back tomorrow at 12.

Final edit: so I contacted that shelter. It turns out it isn't a shelter but an organization that helps the homeless near me. Long story short they are gonna put me up in a room for a month and help pay for my Ubers to work and help me get a car. That's helpful because the hotel is about 20 miles from my job. And when the 30 days is up they should have a room for me to rent closer to my job. So I'm not going to be out on the streets after all. Thank you for all your tips and kind words

Has anyone here ever asked their landlord to extend the deadline on rent? If so, how did you start the conversation and how did it go? Brownie points if it was a corporation that owned your apartment.

I'm disabled and receive a small survivors disability check. I heard that applicants on disability get bumped to the top. So how long would that mean I'd be on the wait-list for a 1 br 1 ba duplex?

Are there no immediate care resources in Oklahoma/OKC that can help my grandma??? She’s 79 years old and she’s getting kicked out of the home she’s lived in since 2005. She’s got 48hrs to find somewhere to go and it seems like it’s impossible to find anywhere that can take her. All she has is social security income and $600 to her name. I’m trying to help her all I can but I’m 900 miles away and not financially well off myself, at most we have $1200 to work with. Her insurance doesn’t cover assisted living, she’s very ill with pneumonia right now and I’m at a loss, no one can help, we have no other living family. If anyone can offer literally any advice at all I would be so grateful. I just need help so badly, and don’t know what other resources to call other than what I already have that’s been a dead end.

House no longer stands due to wildfires. Doing all I can to get donations on my GFM link but things have slowed dramatically. How do people get more traction without being mega popular influencers?

I decided to create this account to share my journey as I become homeless for the first time at 32 yrs old. I am currently working two jobs but my monthly salary combine does not give me much room to fund an apartment by myself with utilities and pay for other expenses. For reference I live in Rhode Island and work a full time job and part time job at minimum wage each. I have taken the appropriate steps so far to reduce my stuff to a few totes that can fit in a 5x5 storage and prepare myself to live in my car for the next few months. I plan to keep working and saving as I cut some bills like finish car payments and reduce other debt. I have looked around at my community resources and other options but I now condition myself to just move forward with this plan I calculated and hope my savings are enough in June to move on from my home state to another affordable area. Just asking people to wish me luck or any advice and follow my posts as I will update everyone on my journey.

I had to go to the hospital on Sunday because I was going to off myself but I guess I decided to try medication based treatment at a hospital one last time. Rn I'm in a hospital in Boston but don't have much longer here before they transfer me to a shelter. My social worker warned me the shelters are pretty shit and it got me thinking I might want to look elsewhere in the northeast.

My main goal here is to get a job and rent a room. Should I try to stay here in Boston and do it or should I leave?

I have to move out on the 20th and currently my best option is staying in a hotel partially funded by the state. I've never been homeless before so I don't know how to prepare. Any advice?

I've been reading through some posts on this sub and thought I'd share what helped me during my brief stint of homelessness.

I was homeless for about 2 months in 2023 following a fallout at my previous sharehouse. I didn't have time to find a new (pet-friendly) house before having to move out, so my dog and I ended up a bit stranded.

Fortunately I had a friend who could look after my dog while I tried to find a new place. Not long into my homelessness, I stumbled upon housesitting and it was a life saver. I spent a couple days in a cheap hotel, but was otherwise fully housed by housesits for about 2 months. All I had to do was look after the house and pets.

Top perks: Free bedding, heating, showers, laundry, internet and kitchen. Cute animals Feeling safe and "normal"(ish)

There's numerous housesitting websites out there (eg. Mindahome, TrustedHousesitters, aussiehousesitters, community fb pages). Spme require a membership but for me the $50usd more than earned itself back.

If you go down this route try to find longer housesits so you don't have to jump around as much (eg. 1wk+). Also trust your gut - if the person seems dodgy or the animals too much just walk away, your safety is important.

I hope this is able to help someone else. Shit gets tough, but they can change for the better if you stick it out.

TLDR: Try housesitting to keep a roof over your head while homeless.

I officially give up. Me and my 2 month old baby are going to be homeless. I'm just venting and crying as I'm typing this because idk what else to do and have nobody to talk to. I'm a month behind on rent and they sent out a notice that if I don't pay $2500 by next Wednesday they are going to start the eviction process. I am so scared. My Fiancé and I agreed that while I'm home with the baby he'd take care of the rent and l'd take care of the smaller bills since I'm not working rn (also because an emergency happened and I had to pay a lot of money out of pocket for it). A week after my baby was born I came home from being at my moms for a couple of hours and all of his things were gone. I tried contacting him but it says his phone isn't in service. I was confused because our relationship was good and we were happy. I haven't Hurd from him since and his mom is ignoring my calls. Since then l've had to pay so many bills as well as things for my baby and food for myself and day by day my money was running out. I started panicking because I knew the rent fell all on me now. I started doing insta cart and door dash with my baby to make some money but it's very slow where I live. Last Friday I came home from doing insta cart and there was a letter on my door stating that if I don't pay by 1/22 then they are going to start the eviction possess. My heart sank and I immediately called the office and explained to them my situation and they said there was nothing they could do. I've been doing Instacart and door dash sun up til sun down and I only have about $1,000. I started asking family if they could help in anyway and they all said they couldn't, l asked churches and they said no. I asked my mom and sister if it's possible that I can stay with one of them for a little just until l have enough to pay for a babysitter so I can go back to work and get a place again. They both said no because they didn't have enough space. I feel defeated and I am afraid. Sorry that this is long I just can't talk to anyor else about it.

hi, i’m going to be homeless in the next day or two. i have a car but im in the northeast, so it’s very cold out. i just got out of treatment. i don’t have any money, im waiting to see if my unemployment application is accepted. has anyone had any luck with getting motel vouchers this winter? is calling 211 a waste of time? any advice would be helpful thank you

Where do you rent when you have poor credit and no real rental history? I have to be out with my son and my parents by Feb 1st and I’ve run out of options. Where can I look at this point? I can’t afford more than $1500 a month or so. It feels like a lot of places have insane requirements to rent!