Tag: Renting

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Curbed vs YoChicago re Luxury Living Chicago

Curbed vs YoChicago re Luxury Living Chicago

On Friday Curbed Chicago featured Luxury Living Chicago's Aaron Galvin as downtown Chicago's "top rental broker," touted his "expertise" and invit [...]
A Chicago rental service predator is still preying

A Chicago rental service predator is still preying

On February 14 the Illinois Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board voted to impose a $100,000 fine on James Tarr and Exchange Apartment [...]
Millennials say suburbs are their ideal place to live

Millennials say suburbs are their ideal place to live

Anyone who wants to make an intelligent case for the "death of the suburbs" needs to confront the fact that more people, including young people, p [...]
The Silver Gold Apartment short-term housing scam

The Silver Gold Apartment short-term housing scam

Not long ago I heard from one of Chicago's newer high-rises that people were arriving at the building believing they had reservations for short-term s [...]
When and under what conditions can rental agents show your apartment?

When and under what conditions can rental agents show your apartment?

Unannounced and short-notice showings are one of the most common complaints that tenants have about landlords and the rental services they employ to r [...]
Rat out a Chicago rental service to the IRS and make big bucks

Rat out a Chicago rental service to the IRS and make big bucks

It's common for Chicago rental services to report their leasing agents as independent contractors for tax purposes, but control their day-to-day a [...]
Factoring gender into your apartment search

Factoring gender into your apartment search

A Trulia consumer survey reveals that 62% of unmarried adults "prefer to date someone who lives alone," according to a recent Trulia blog post. Je [...]
Did an iMove Chicago agent use the C word in a Yelp review?

Did an iMove Chicago agent use the C word in a Yelp review?

Jose L recently posted a 5-star Yelp review of iMove Chicago in which he used the C word – twice – to describe a Yelper who had negatively reviewe [...]
Start your May 1st apartment search now

Start your May 1st apartment search now

It's only the first week of February, but Chicago landlords are already beginning to post May 1 vacancies on their websites. Early next month landlord [...]
Did iMove Chicago viciously retaliate against a Yelp reviewer?

Did iMove Chicago viciously retaliate against a Yelp reviewer?

We've written about iMove Chicago several times, put it on our Craigslist's Dirtiest Dozen rental services roster, and wondered why any renter or [...]
Why you should never trust a Yelp review of a rental service

Why you should never trust a Yelp review of a rental service

The above ad appeared on Craigslist yesterday, and it tells you everything you need to know about why you should never believe a Yelp review – pos [...]
Are you OK with dated apartment finishes?

Are you OK with dated apartment finishes?

A few months ago we posted on the subject of lakefront properties, even some that are only a few years old, upgrading nearly everything. Some l [...]
Some tips for renters, and an Arnell Cordero update

Some tips for renters, and an Arnell Cordero update

Six weeks ago, prompted by a tipster, we reported that one Arnell Cordero was advertising rental finding services without being properly licensed. [...]
Does Vesta Preferred prefer self-help on Yelp?

Does Vesta Preferred prefer self-help on Yelp?

Yesterday's post about Vesta Preferred's misleading advice to renters elicited some anonymous testimonials for Greg Pekarsky, one of the firm's pr [...]
River North’s EnV bars rental services from advertising apartments

River North’s EnV bars rental services from advertising apartments

Earlier this month EnV, a luxury apartment high-rise in River North, sent out an email, with a broker agreement attached, informing rental service [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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