4/13/12
Today’s Chicago Tribune has an informative article about apartment-hunting strategies in what’s currently a landlord’s market. It’s generally good advice – as far it...
1/10/12
Help wanted ads for the apartment rental industry – the folks we refer to as bedbugs and place on a do-not-call list – routinely...
12/9/11
There’s no single website that’s best for Chicago apartment searches of all types. There is, however, one that stands out if you’re limiting your...
12/7/11
You’re all probably highly aware of this phenomenon by now, but a reminder never hurts. When you’re looking at reviews of apartment rental services...
11/17/11
I’ve frequently cautioned renters about the pitfalls of working with the rental services that I call bedbugs based on their toxic behavior toward renters....
11/3/11
Waterton Residential is stepping up the incentive offerings at Mondial in River West after reaching more than 80% occupancy since it began its rental...
11/1/11
Chicago Apartment Seekers, one of the rental services that we call bedbugs and place on a do-not-call list, runs fictitious addresses in a number...
9/30/11
We’ve previously wondered about Exchange Apartment Finders (EAF), which appeared to be doing business as a real estate broker / apartment finder without the...
9/12/11
I’ve recently spoken to landlords who have either cut back on their use of the apartment rental services that we call bedbugs, eliminated them...
8/30/11
You never know who you’re getting in the car with when you work with one of the apartment rental services that we call bedbugs....
8/24/11
We’ve written about Rent Smart Chicago several times – calling attention to its owner’s criminal record and its claim to be “Chicago’s largest and...
8/8/11
If you’re not, stay far, far away. The Craigslist ad you see pictured above does not, as Illinois law requires, disclose the name of...
8/3/11
We recently wrote about Trulia’s doomed efforts to cut back on apartment rental scams in its listings. The scams continue, as they always will...
7/31/11
A recent post at TruliaBlog boasted that: As online rentals fraud is becoming an industry-wide problem, Trulia is committed to keeping our rental listings...
7/6/11
Don’t let the bedbugs bite, says the ProtectABed.com billboard at Roosevelt Rd and Clinton St. When YoChicago talks about bedbugs we’re generally referring to...
6/27/11
Six-figure earning potential. No experience required. Great support, training, technology and career-oriented services available from a leading company. Etc. Etc. Etc. That’s the sort...
6/15/11
The biggest mistake apartment searchers make is failing to focus on a small number of ideal and affordable neighborhoods. The second biggest mistake is...
5/30/11
The biggest mistake apartment searchers make is failing to focus on a small number of ideal and affordable neighborhoods. The second biggest mistake is...
5/27/11
The following is an excerpt from an e-mail exchange forwarded to me last night. I’ve removed identifying information: Ok, it will show up as...
5/19/11
Today’s e-mail brings the following news release from RentJuice : RentJuice, the online platform developed by real estate insiders that connects prospective renters, brokers...