Tag: Renting
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 Chicagoland Property Group Craigslist’s worst apartment spammer?
Craigslist doesn't allow ads to be posted more than once every 48 hours and prohibits keyword spam, i.e. the use of irrelevant terms in ads to dra [...]
Chicago real estate video shootout – YoChicago vs Crain’s and Chicago Magazine
YoChicago's YouTube channel has taken you to more Chicago places and inside more Chicago spaces and introduced you to more of the faces that shape Chi [...]
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 [...]
How Trulia misleads Chicago renters
Rental apartment listings at Trulia surface a bright "Contact Property" link that badly misleads renters.
When you submit information via the l [...]
Do Live Here Chicago’s fraudulent Yelp reviews doom its employees?
A little over a year ago we questioned whether Urban Lux, a rental service on our do-not-call list, was responsible for the dumbest-ever reviews a [...]
The outlook for rental housing
If you're trying to understand the outlook for rental housing you'll want to spend some time with the wealth of data and analysis provided in Am [...]
The minimum wage for leasing agents is less than zero
The spring and summer rental market is heating up and Chicago's rental services a/k/a apartment locators a/k/a apartment finders are advertising o [...]
Avoid falling victim to Chicago rental services – check cashing edition
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 w [...]
Do Uber drivers out-earn new leasing agents?
Chicago's rental services trawl for new recruits with promises of flexible hours, independence and "unlimited earnings potential."
The Uber ri [...]
A Chicago landlord’s advice re rental services
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-edit [...]
Lies Chicago rental services tell – negotiating the best deal
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. Hearing [...]
Lies Chicago rental services tell – licensed experts
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 [...]
Should we feel badly for new iMove Chicago agents?
A former iMove Chicago agent emailed yesterday, stating that a number of the claims in the company's Craigslist recruiting ads are inaccurate. The [...]
Apartment rental fraud made easy?
Low income or lack of employment keeping you from qualifying for the apartment you want?
Not a problem. If you scan Craigslist apartment for r [...]
Chicago renters make themselves easy prey
How else can you explain the fact that someone like James Tarr, despite disciplinary actions in November of 2000, February of 2005 and February of [...]
The Homestead Group’s sucker bait: $2,500 a week, licensed agents
The headline on a Craigslist help wanted ad from The Homestead Group ("THG") invites the gullible to "Earn $2500 Per Week Leasing Chicago's Finest [...]
Get out of Craigslist jail, go direct to Lakeview landlords
If you're looking to rent in Lakeview you can waste countless hours reading 1,000s of repetitive bait-and-switch rental service ads at Craigslist. [...]
How churned-and-burned leasing agents can cut their losses
Last year 100s of people signed on with one of Chicago's rental services to begin what they were led to believe might be a lucrative career in rea [...]