The scenario is : you move to Frankfurt, you have to find a flat in a matter of weeks and you don't have these three payslips since you just moved here. Also, you are not German. This sounds like Mission impossible, right? Probably it is, but I will tell you how I did it. 1. Use Immobilienscout.de (or its app) 2. Pay for its premium membership, connect your bank account and do all the fancy data entry it requires. 3. But, do keep in mind that real estate agents all around the world have one thing in common : THEY NEED TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL. Never assume that your polite message is enough (btw, your message should be in German - but almost all real estate agents are happy to switch to English) 4. Create a search in immobilenscout and check it all the time for new results. Again repeating, send your polite message but CALL the RE agent the very same moment you see something interesting. 5. Remember, you don't pay the RE agent (the owner does) but the 'von privat'...