> Where I live, most property agents will do a credit and income check, and would turn you away for not meeting the "minimum income level" for renting those places.
This is where room in a shared house comes into play. They're available for $4-500 a month in my city.
Where I live, there's a minimum income level for shared house rooms as well, and the cost of a room can be 50% of someone's income if they are working but poorly paid, so they won't be allowed it.
Luckily rooms are more likely to be rented somewhat informally, or by less stringent agents & landlords, compared with flats, so there's a decent market of these without a hard income requirement, alongside those with the requirement.
This is where room in a shared house comes into play. They're available for $4-500 a month in my city.