Finding the right rental apartment can be difficult and time consuming, but once you’ve found your ideal rental the work isn’t over, you still need to secure the lease, and that is where many hopeful renters come undone.

Here are the top four reasons apartment rental applications are rejected:

1.Your credit rating was too low.

More and more apartment managers are struggling with how to reach out to new renters. We all know that home ownership rates are declining and renting is the only option for most millennials. But even with the increasing renter market, not all landlords will be able to prosper as they once did.

There are a number of clear reasons why people prefer renting an apartment over renting a house in Los Angeles.

Apartments typically seem easier (at first glance):

There is no maintenance to worry about, and they’re normally bundled with attractive amenities such as a fitness center or pool.

Be as Close To a Park as Possible

Having an apartment located near a park ensures that not only are your dog’s lifestyle requirements met, more importantly, it also helps secure your own sanity. A park near your apartment helps blind you to your furry roommates annoying ticks, like using your bed as their personal master bathroom or terrorizing your throw pillows.

For renters moving to a new house in Los Angeles, finding a good place to eat is one of the first priorities. However, Yelp is becoming more and more biased and can’t compete with a solid personal recommendation from a friend. That’s why we, as local Angelinos, are giving our best selections for the top lunch spots around the city.

It’s no secret that home ownership in the U.S. has reached record lows these days, as an increasing number of people prefer renting their homes instead of buying a house for them. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, the homeownership rate in the U.S. is currently just above 63%, a figure last seen in 1965.

Using simple supply and demand economics, we can easily identify the reason behind this extraordinary investment performance of rental properties: Demand.

With so many apartments for rent in Los Angeles, finding a place can be overwhelming. The more information you have the better prepared you will be to navigate the process. Here are three potential pitfalls to watch out for during your apartment search.

Each time a landlord looks at your credit history when conducting a tenant verification, they are initiating what’s called a credit inquiry from a credit bureau.

Although all inquiries on your credit are sourced from the same information, be aware that all inquiries are not created equal.

June 10, 2016

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – RentSpree, the newest force in the real estate technology sector, introduced a new listing feature on its website on June 16.

The feature allows users to browse rental property listings throughout Southern California.

March 26, 2016

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – After raising $120k in funds from friends and family in January, RentSpree, an emerging real estate tech startup company, has obtained an LLC license and become an incorporated company.

Now incorporated, RentSpree will look to become the new standard of rental applications with their Universal Online Rental Application, which is set to go live later this year.

January 15, 2016

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Emerging real estate technology company RentSpree has announced that it has closed its Friends and Family round of funding at $120,000.

With the funding in place, RentSpree can now begin to take the steps toward becoming the new standard method of collecting rental applications.