Tag: Apartment finders
The smart way to search for South Loop apartments
A search for South Loop apartments on Craigslist will return over 700 new ads each day, almost all of them from Chicago rental services. Many of t [...]
The smartest way to find a Streeterville apartment
A search for Streeterville apartments on Craigslist will return over 500 new ads each day, almost all of them from Chicago rental services. Many o [...]
The smart way to find a River North apartment
A search for River North apartments on Craigslist will return about 1,000 new ads each day, almost all of them from Chicago rental services. Many [...]
Vesta Preferred, where raw rental rookies rate rave reviews
Vesta Preferred bills itself in Craigslist recruiting ads as the "Highest rated Real Estate Company on Yelp."
That statement simply isn't true, [...]
Don’t respond to blind real estate help wanted ads
You'll frequently see help wanted ads on Craigslist from real estate firms seeking to hire leasing agents or experienced brokers.
If the ad wa [...]
Is Quantum Apartments vandalizing your neighborhood?
Can there really be a business brain-dead enough to document acts of vandalism on its behalf on YouTube? There apparently can, and its name is Qua [...]
How to tell a Chicago rental service you’re an easy mark
There are lots of ways to signal Chicago rental services a/k/a apartment locators a/k/a apartment finders that you're an easy mark.
The best w [...]
Ask American Realty’s Dan Dantuma about his drug arrests
American Realty's Dan Dantuma had 135 repetitive ads on Craigslist as of mid-morning yesterday. More than 80% of them were for a single apartment, [...]
Know your rights when your apartment is being shown
Some Chicago landlords would like tenants to believe that a clause in the lease they signed waives or limits their right to 2 days' advance notice be [...]
State Street Properties’ amazing Craigslist apartment spam
With just over 2,500 ads, State Street Properties isn't Craigslist's most prolific apartment ad spammer, but it ranks among the worst of them and [...]
Do convicted criminals have keys to your apartment?
A history of criminal convictions, even for felony offenses, isn't enough to bar someone from getting a real estate license in Illinois. We've written [...]
Pay a “free” rental service $1,200 to rent in Roscoe Village
When I ran a search for Roscoe Village apartments at Craigslist yesterday I got 823 results. I scanned many ads that clearly weren't in Roscoe Village [...]
Where have all the iMove agents gone, short time passing?
We've written repeatedly about iMove Chicago, a rental service that advertises frequently on Craigslist for new leasing agents and brokers.
We [...]
Does Chicagoland Property Group’s Collin Walker deliberately lie on Craigslist?
After having looked at many of Collin Walker's repetitive ads at Craigslist, my considered opinion is that his ads often contain deliberate lies.
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River North apartment shootout – Chicagoland Property Group vs YoChicago
We like to think that YoChicago is Chicago's best free rental service. We're an objective, visually rich website with comprehensive apartment revi [...]
River North – A list of available apartments and current rents
If you're looking to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago's availability list [...]
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 [...]
Is this rental service agent running a charity scam?
I highly recommend avoiding Chicago's rental services and working with an established broker at one of the large reputable firms if you're going t [...]
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 [...]
Chicago rental agent pleads guilty
Last October we wondered whether Jerome Bressert was Chicago's sleaziest rental agent – a category that has tons of competitors vying for the top [...]