08/13/2026
Most NYC landlords want to see two things before they hand over the keys: income around 40x the monthly rent, and a credit score of 700 or higher.
That’s manageable if you grew up inside the US system. If you just arrived, you have the income and none of the score, because your credit file back home doesn’t cross the border with you.
A guarantor service can get you through the door in the short term. Longer term, you still need US credit of your own.
That’s where a LendKoi personal loan fits in. Every on-time payment gets reported to the credit bureaus, so you’re building a US credit history while you cover the real costs of settling in.
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