Best places online to apartment hunt?

LikeAnOcean
LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
edited August 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
My lease is up September 30th, so I'm going to start looking, but I can't find anything online.



So far Craigslist has worked best, but only a few options. I can't seem to find anything on Rent or Apartments.com for the area I'm looking.



Where do most advertise?


I've used an apartment finding service before, but that was limited to the city. I'm looking for a place in a specific suburb.
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,898
    a lot of local places like supermarkets will have little free books that lists area apartments.

    www.apartmentguide.com is good too.


    www.apartmentratings.com
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Apartments.com

    Local grocery store should have the paperback version

    Or you could rent my house :lol:
    81 is now off the air

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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    81 wrote:
    Apartments.com

    Local grocery store should have the paperback version

    Or you could rent my house :lol:
    There is hardly anything suburb specific on Apartments.com, atleast, not in the 'burb I'm looking. :?
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    jesus! i just realized the last time i had to apartment hunt was pre-internet! :shock:


    so i guess my advice is to get in your car and drive around the hood you want to live in and look for 'for rent' signs :D
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,925
    Gob wrote:
    81 wrote:
    Apartments.com

    Local grocery store should have the paperback version

    Or you could rent my house :lol:
    There is hardly anything suburb specific on Apartments.com, atleast, not in the 'burb I'm looking. :?


    Which burb you looking for? Most burbs of Chicago have their own local newspaper so maybe try that.
  • pjfan021
    pjfan021 Posts: 684
    i'm in the same boat...lookin but not seeing too much outside of craigslist.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Gob wrote:
    81 wrote:
    Apartments.com

    Local grocery store should have the paperback version

    Or you could rent my house :lol:
    There is hardly anything suburb specific on Apartments.com, atleast, not in the 'burb I'm looking. :?


    Which burb you looking for? Most burbs of Chicago have their own local newspaper so maybe try that.
    Park Ridge, close to 294.
  • pjfan021
    pjfan021 Posts: 684
    used to live in PR...tryin to think of apts in the area. greenwood x northwest highway, dee x touhy, greenwood x touhy come to mind...outside of those can't think of too many apts in the area.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    pjfan021 wrote:
    used to live in PR...tryin to think of apts in the area. greenwood x northwest highway, dee x touhy, greenwood x touhy come to mind...outside of those can't think of too many apts in the area.
    Thanks. I'll definitely have to walk around the area. I just have to be close to the highway. I work in Lemont and my girlfriend goes to school and works in the north 'burbs, so this is middle ground. I'm just not familiar with the area. I've always lived in the south suburbs.
  • NoCode416
    NoCode416 Posts: 417
    www.hotpads.com

    Great website for apartment hunting. Kind of surprised nobody mentioned it yet...
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    norm wrote:
    jesus! i just realized the last time i had to apartment hunt was pre-internet! :shock:


    so i guess my advice is to get in your car and drive around the hood you want to live in and look for 'for rent' signs :D

    Did you use a rotary phone to call the numbers for the apartments you liked? :lol:
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,925
    Gob wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Gob wrote:
    There is hardly anything suburb specific on Apartments.com, atleast, not in the 'burb I'm looking. :?


    Which burb you looking for? Most burbs of Chicago have their own local newspaper so maybe try that.
    Park Ridge, close to 294.


    I grew up in Park Ridge....try picking up the Park Ridge Advocate...local newspaper. Not sure if they have a website, but you can find it at most gas stations in Park Ridge. I'm sure they have some places listed...

    Let me know if you have any questions about PR...
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    small town beck wrote:
    norm wrote:
    jesus! i just realized the last time i had to apartment hunt was pre-internet! :shock:


    so i guess my advice is to get in your car and drive around the hood you want to live in and look for 'for rent' signs :D

    Did you use a rotary phone to call the numbers for the apartments you liked? :lol:

    nah...i used my cell phone

    old_cell_phone.jpg

    :P
  • small town beck
    small town beck Posts: 6,691
    norm wrote:
    small town beck wrote:
    norm wrote:
    jesus! i just realized the last time i had to apartment hunt was pre-internet! :shock:


    so i guess my advice is to get in your car and drive around the hood you want to live in and look for 'for rent' signs :D

    Did you use a rotary phone to call the numbers for the apartments you liked? :lol:

    nah...i used my cell phone

    old_cell_phone.jpg

    :P

    Text me your number hey? :P
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Indifference71 wrote:

    I grew up in Park Ridge....try picking up the Park Ridge Advocate...local newspaper. Not sure if they have a website, but you can find it at most gas stations in Park Ridge. I'm sure they have some places listed...

    Let me know if you have any questions about PR...
    No luck with the Advocate. There was one listing and unfortunately it didn't allow pets.


    I spent yesterday afternoon and this morning driving around, getting numbers, but mostly finding out later they were either too pricy or didn't allow pets.


    There's gotta be a better solution. Driving around is wasting a lot time and gas. There has to be some listings or an apartment finding service I can go to.. I'm having little luck on my own and there's barely anything on Craigslist. :?
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Be aware that not all things are as they appear online.

    I learned that with my apartment and women. Just kidding on the women. 8-)

    Good luck.
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