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Fair Housing Laws PROHIBIT leasing consultants or landlords from commenting on the demographics of their communities. They CANNOT tell you how many kids, families, members of any nationality or origin.
Although this is a reasonable question, as people with children are looking for a community with kids as well, and vice versa. This is called steering and it is illegal.

The answer to that kind of question is simply, that we rent to anyone who applies and qualifies under our property management guidelines and standards.

These qualification standards vary property to property..high end to low end. Disclose any credit problems immediately, dont wait for your credit to be run for the information to come out. This may save you time when you are not qualilfied on a certain property, especially if you have bankruptcies or owe another community money.

Renters need to do their research on the internet and make calls to get background BEFORE going to a property. If you can only pay a max of 800 per month for rent, why go and look at places that are hundreds of dollars out of your price range, and waste the time of the landlord when you already know its not for you.

Contact the properties by phone and get the answers that will pre qualify for you before you go. This will help YOU, from wasting your time going to 20 properties rather than the 3 or 4 that will work for you.

Dont walk into a leasing office 10 minutes before they close. These people have a life too,and you would not want them walking into your place of business right when your are closing to go home on a friday night. You are NOT going to get the best customer service nor would you give it if you were in their shoes.

There are so many ways to research when you are apartment hunting. Most properties have a website with information plans and virtual tours.

Do your homework. it ALWAYS pays off.