I’m trying to secure roughly $3,000 to $5,000 to finance the cost of relocating for a 6-month internship.
The options I can think of:
Personal/Unsecured Line of Credit
Personal/Unsecured/Signature Loan
Uncertified Student Loan (i.e. doesn’t go through school, more difficult to get)
Vehicle (Re)finance (I would finance my fully-paid 2007 Mazda)
Lending Tree (not available in my state)
I’m 21 years old; I’ve had stable employment at the same place for 2.5 years, at approximately $1,600/month. My FICO score was 657 last time I got credit (a few months ago); credit card utilization, according to CreditKarma, is 28% (gets paid off every month, but the payments don’t sync with the reporting).
I’m looking for either a short term loan or a long term loan without prepayment/early repayment penalties; therefore interest rate isn’t that important to me. I’ll be reimbursed for everything after I start, but I need to find the funds to set everything up in the first place.
What options would be the easiest/most likely to succeed? As a full time student (that works full time), getting credit extended to me in the past has been like pulling teeth. Especially since my income is cyclical (higher in summer, lower during semesters). Note that I have no one to use as a cosigner.