3/13/17
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...
1/4/16
The naïve youngsters who joined Chicago rental services last year in pursuit of a decent living have almost all gone back to tending bar,...
10/5/15
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 a/k/a...
8/3/15
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 very...
5/26/15
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 worst advice you’ll often...
5/11/15
The websites of some Chicago rental services invite you to “search our listings” and their Craigslist ads solicit you to inquire about “our other...
4/6/15
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...
4/3/15
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’ll miss out...
4/1/15
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...
3/2/15
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 simple reason is...
9/2/14
Dishonest and illegal practices are a daily routine for many of the agents at Chicago’s rental services. We’ve spotlighted some of the things rental...
7/24/14
Chicago’s piratical rental services would like renters to believe that their services are free. There are renters gullible enough to believe that, just as...
5/6/14
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...
4/1/14
Dozens of Chicago’s apartment rental services have joined the newly-formed Chicago Rental Apartment Partners, an organization dedicated to raising ethical standards in a notoriously...
3/27/14
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 frustrate renters...
3/13/14
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 when...
3/10/14
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-edited...
3/5/14
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....
3/4/14
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 of a fully-licensed expert...
3/3/14
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. They can’t...