Tag: Tips
How much is your rental service agent being paid?
In Chicago, unlike New York and some other cities, rental services are typically paid by the property rather than by the renter. That fact might l [...]
How every high-rise renter can reduce rental service costs
Despite their wacky protestations to the contrary, rental services aren't free, and they aren't paid for by landlords.
Every renter in a high- [...]
Is AptAmigo an outlaw enterprise?
We recently called attention to the wholesale infringement of YoChicago's copyrighted images by the new AptAmigo website. Those photos have all be [...]
Start your Chicago apartment hunt at a Habitat community
If you're relocating to Chicago, you can minimize the stress of your apartment hunt by starting with a trusted brand.
The Habitat Company has [...]
AptAmigo is not a friend of YoChicago
Early last week I received a follow-up email pitch from Dan Willenborg, Co-founder and CEO of AptAmigo.com, inquiring about ways we might "work to [...]
YoChicago was airborne yesterday
Every so often we charter a helicopter and fly around the city taking shots of new construction, the skyline and whatever else grabs our attention [...]
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 [...]
Downtown Chicago apartment deals and finds, 7/31/15
JeffJack, a new West Loop apartment tower at 601 W Jackson, has leased all of its studio, convertible, 1-bedroom and penthouse apartments, and is [...]
Old Town, River North, Streeterville and Gold Coast apartment deals and finds, 7/30/15
Move in to any currently vacant apartment at Kingsbury Plaza within two weeks of the date you apply, and the $400 admin fee will be credited to yo [...]
Lincoln Park and Lakeview apartment deals and finds, 7/29/15
3130 North Lake Shore has a small selection of two-bedrooms available for immediate and early August occupancy. The renovated apartments have hard [...]
In Lincoln Park and Lakeview, a rental service is worse than useless
One of the many things that Chicago rental services don't want you to know is that there are many properties that they can't or won't show you.
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Downtown Chicago apartment deals and finds, 7/17/15
The new Gateway West Loop has opened its on-site leasing center at 11 S Green St and has a furnished model available for viewing. Gateway West Loo [...]
Old Town, River North, Streeterville and Gold Coast apartment deals and finds, 7/16/15
Move into any McClurg Court apartment by August 1 and enjoy a month's free rent.
Floor plans and near real-time rent and availability info for [...]
Lincoln Park and Lakeview apartment deals and finds, 7/15/15
Planned Property is waiving move-in fees at 634 West Cornelia and 536 W Addison.
Dogs live free in Planned Property's vintage high-rise at 2756 [...]
Mike Britton moves apartment pool from Uptown to South Loop
Want a renovated apartment in the South Loop with a pool and a sun deck? A Craigslist ad from Chicagoland Property Group's Mike Britton has just w [...]
Is Brian Murphy Kale Realty’s worst rental scofflaw?
Several days ago we questioned whether Kale Realty is a rental service scofflaw, and suggested an affirmative answer.
This morning we sampled a [...]
Gold Coast 3-bedrooms from $3,250
It's hard to find a more convenient location than 1111 North Dearborn. The full-amenity high-rise is on a beautiful street steps from scores of b [...]
Is Kale Realty a rental service scofflaw?
Illinois law bars licensed real estate agents from advertising property without written permission and bans the "use of URL, domain name, metatag, [...]
How to find your best West Loop apartment
If you've been searching for a new apartment in Chicago's West Loop / Fulton River District, the odds are that you've been exposed to one or both [...]
Downtown Chicago apartment deals and finds, 6/26/15
Echelon, a luxury tower across the street from Jewel in the Fulton River District, is offering a rent credit when you apply within 24 hours of yo [...]