My suggestion woukd be to work with an apartment community.
They will want to see three things:
1. Income from a job. Not cash, but taxes paid on income, w2, 1099, or other document that shows you have incoming funds to pay the rent.
2. Prior rental history. All the places, landlord names, and phone numbers. With today's computer systems they will find any places you rented you do not list. Any place you rented that is not listed may be a red flag and may be a reason for denial.
3.3. Credit report. Past eviction, means you did not pay past rent and what evidence do you have that show you will pay your re t. Credit report shows how you paid your past bills.
I agree with Fizley and once you pass all that, you will usually need to pay the first month’s rent and a security deposit that’s usually the same as a month of rent. Sometimes you’ll have to pay down the last month’s rent too. So rent x 3 up front. If you have a pet there will likely be a monthly fee there too.