Tag: Apartment finders

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A closer look at an iMove Chicago broker

A closer look at an iMove Chicago broker

iMove Chicago is one of the companies on the dirtiest dozen apartment finders list we're publishing as part of our Craigslist Apartment Cleanup ca [...]
A work-from-home scheme for unlicensed rental agents

A work-from-home scheme for unlicensed rental agents

Consider the Craigslist recruiting ad recently posted by T-Rock Enterprises a/k/a Chicago Apartment Renters. The Craigslist ad doesn't include, as req [...]
Chicago’s dirtiest dozen apartment rental services – iMove Chicago is #3

Chicago’s dirtiest dozen apartment rental services – iMove Chicago is #3

There are scores of rental services on YoChicago's do-not-call list. We're singling out twelve of them – the ones we consider the dirtiest dozen – [...]
An up-to-date at-a-glance River North apartment list

An up-to-date at-a-glance River North apartment list

We've been publishing an up-to-date at-a-glance South Loop apartment price and availability list for several months. With this post we're expandin [...]
Chicago rental services are living in cloud-cuckoo-land

Chicago rental services are living in cloud-cuckoo-land

The Illinois Real Estate License Act makes it illegal for a licensed rental service to advertise property for rent without written authorization f [...]
Another low in rental service ugliness

Another low in rental service ugliness

We've previously called attention to the fact that Chicago's rental services trash each other as much as they trash renters and landlords. Thi [...]
It’s the wrong the time of year to become a leasing agent

It’s the wrong the time of year to become a leasing agent

It's that time of the year. You're seeing the ads on Craigslist. Chicago rental services are starting to staff up for the upcoming rental season, [...]
iMove Chicago asks whether you’re tired of broken promises?

iMove Chicago asks whether you’re tired of broken promises?

If you've been scanning real estate jobs at Craigslist you've probably seen the above ad for a rental service that currently goes by the name of i [...]
Another major Chicago landlord joins the Craigslist Apartment Cleanup

Another major Chicago landlord joins the Craigslist Apartment Cleanup

Some of Chicago's rental services, also known as apartment locators and apartment finders, have been known to lie to renters about Chicago propert [...]
Urban Lux – the dumbest Yelp reviews ever?

Urban Lux – the dumbest Yelp reviews ever?

Reading positive reviews of rental services on Yelp invariably reminds me of what Oscar Wilde said of a Dickens' short story. "One must have a hea [...]
Urban Lux – long on ads, short on facts

Urban Lux – long on ads, short on facts

We recently selected Urban Lux as the second entry on our roster of Craigslist's dirtiest dozen advertisers. As of early yesterday evening a se [...]
It’s rental service recruiting season – be very wary

It’s rental service recruiting season – be very wary

Chicago's rental services a/k/a apartment locators a/k/a apartment finders are looking forward to the annual seasonal uptick in rental activity, a [...]
A Craigslist Apartment Cleanup success story

A Craigslist Apartment Cleanup success story

Our Craigslist Apartment Cleanup has both short-term and long-term goals. In the near term we're focusing on a somewhat arbitrarily-selected "dirt [...]
Chicago’s dirtiest dozen rental services – Urban Lux is #2

Chicago’s dirtiest dozen rental services – Urban Lux is #2

You'll find scores of rental services on YoChicago's do-not-call list. We're singling out twelve of them – the ones we consider the dirtiest dozen [...]
How Chicago rental services can help clean up Craigslist

How Chicago rental services can help clean up Craigslist

As you might expect, I pick up the phone and talk to Chicago rental services. They almost all describe themselves as "one of the good guys" who ab [...]
Trulia deletes unauthorized rental service ads, blocks user accounts

Trulia deletes unauthorized rental service ads, blocks user accounts

We've previously criticized Trulia for what we deemed a misleading description of contacts in its rental ads, so it's only appropriate that we com [...]
Zillow purges illegal Chicago rental service ads

Zillow purges illegal Chicago rental service ads

We can find many things to criticize about Zillow Rentals, and we've already focused on one of them – misleading descriptions of who renters are c [...]
Chicago’s dirtiest dozen rental services – Rent Proactive is #1

Chicago’s dirtiest dozen rental services – Rent Proactive is #1

You'll find scores of sleazy rental services on YoChicago's do-not-call list. In the coming weeks we'll single out twelve of them – the dirtiest d [...]
Killing Rent Proactive spam ads on Craigslist

Killing Rent Proactive spam ads on Craigslist

According to Craigslist, "Free classified ads sufficiently flagged are subject to automated removal." Rent Proactive, a Chicago-based apartmen [...]
These apartments are unbelievable, awesome, amazing

These apartments are unbelievable, awesome, amazing

If you scan enough Craigslist ads you'll find words that are almost always used only by Chicago's sleazy rental services. We searched Craigsli [...]
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