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Rental services are a bad bet for Lincoln Park and Lakeview East apartments

Rental services are a bad bet for Lincoln Park and Lakeview East apartments

If you're looking to rent in a prime near-the-park location in Lincoln Park or Lakeview East, the worst mistake you can make is to work with one o [...]
Chicago rental services ramp up rookie recruiting

Chicago rental services ramp up rookie recruiting

The naïve youngsters who joined Chicago rental services last year in pursuit of a decent living have almost all gone back to tending bar, dreaming [...]
Rental services will steer you wrong on Lincoln Park apartments

Rental services will steer you wrong on Lincoln Park apartments

If you're looking for an apartment in Chicago's sought-after Lincoln Park neighborhood, the worst place to start is with a Chicago rental service [...]
Chicago rental services’ biggest lie is one word: free

Chicago rental services’ biggest lie is one word: free

Chicago's rental brokers would desperately like you to believe that their service is free to renters. It's often not free, and it's frequently ver [...]
Rental services give renters bad advice

Rental services give renters bad advice

Chicago's rental services a/k/a apartment locators a/k/a apartment finders are a source of almost endless misinformation and bad advice. The [...]
Rental services: we don’t need no stinking listings

Rental services: we don’t need no stinking listings

The websites of some Chicago rental services invite you to "search our listings" and their Craigslist ads solicit you to inquire about "our other [...]
Great Lincoln Park apartments are off-limits to rental services

Great Lincoln Park apartments are off-limits to rental services

Working with a rental service guarantees that you'll miss out on some of the best located, most fairly priced and most nicely renovated apartments [...]
Many of Lakeview’s best apartments are off-limits to rental services

Many of Lakeview’s best apartments are off-limits to rental services

If you're looking for an apartment in Lakeview, working with a rental service a/k/a apartment locator a/k/a apartment finder guarantees that you'l [...]
April Fools’ Day is Chicago Rental Services Day

April Fools’ Day is Chicago Rental Services Day

Yesterday's brief encounter with a career criminal working as a Chicago leasing agent left me in a somber mood. Kenneth W. Arron a/k/a Kenny Yo [...]
Rental services can’t and won’t show you some of Chicago’s best apartments

Rental services can’t and won’t show you some of Chicago’s best apartments

Many of Chicago's rental services won't show MLS-listed condo rentals even though they're often priced below apartments in managed buildings. The [...]
When Chicago rental services go into thug mode

When Chicago rental services go into thug mode

Dishonest and illegal practices are a daily routine for many of the agents at Chicago's rental services. We've spotlighted some of the thing [...]
Free Chicago rental services and great apartment deals

Free Chicago rental services and great apartment deals

Chicago's piratical rental services would like renters to believe that their services are free. There are renters gullible enough to believe that, [...]
Lies Chicago rental services tell – nothing in your price range

Lies Chicago rental services tell – nothing in your price range

There are lots of things Chicago's rental services don't want you to know about the way they operate, and we've previously posted on twenty-five o [...]
Rental services joining Chicago Rental Apartment Partners

Rental services joining Chicago Rental Apartment Partners

Dozens of Chicago's apartment rental services have joined the newly-formed Chicago Rental Apartment Partners, an organization dedicated to raising eth [...]
How rental services scale law-breaking

How rental services scale law-breaking

Chicago's sleazy rental services pollute Craigslist and other websites with 1,000s upon 1,000s of ads every single day. The goal: confuse and frus [...]
Avoid falling victim to Chicago rental services – check cashing edition

Avoid falling victim to Chicago rental services – check cashing edition

One of the recurring horror stories you'll read in reviews of Chicago's shark-like rental services is the difficulty renters have in getting refunds w [...]
A Chicago landlord’s advice re rental services

A Chicago landlord’s advice re rental services

A recent comment contains a lot of solid advice for small landlords on how to deal with Chicago's piratical rental services. Here's a lightly-edit [...]
Lies Chicago rental services tell – negotiating the best deal

Lies Chicago rental services tell – negotiating the best deal

Chicago's rental services often claim that they can negotiate a better deal on an apartment's rent or fees than renters can on their own. Hearing [...]
Lies Chicago rental services tell – licensed experts

Lies Chicago rental services tell – licensed experts

Chicago's rental services, a/k/a apartment finders a/k/a apartment locators, would have you believe that you'll be benefitting from the assistance [...]
Lies Chicago rental services tell – apartment listings

Lies Chicago rental services tell – apartment listings

Almost every Chicago rental service a/k/a apartment locator a/k/a apartment finder claims to have the largest database of listings in the city. Th [...]
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