Submitted by Traditional_Link_555 t3_10q1e74 in personalfinance
I’ll try to lay out all the details as simply and concisely as possible.
First, my partner has pretty poor credit they are working to rectify (around 600 score at best).
Second, we are moving from Florida to Georgia in the next 6 months. Partners current car is old and beat up, and our concern is that even if their vehicle survives the trip up there, the hills and cold weather will kill it sooner, rather than later.
Third, the vehicle we are looking at purchasing is significantly more expensive in Georgia, than they are in Florida (generally 5-10k more for the same model regardless of new/used status). This, coupled with the 7% Georgia Ad Valorem tax means that it would probably be much cheaper to buy the car here in Florida, and eat the 6% sales tax +3% Ad Valorem tax upon transferring the title to Georgia when we move.
Fourth, and my main concern. Considering we have pets, and my partners credit score is already not great, it will likely be a bit of a challenge to find a place to live when we move to Georgia. Would a purchase of a new/used vehicle significantly affect our odds of approval for a rental home? Or is this mainly a concern of people looking to buy?
Any advice or resources you can point me towards would be greatly appreciated.
LegendOfDave88 t1_j6n8351 wrote
What is the current car? Why would the cold kill it?