Marc Guzman
By Marc Guzman
Craigslist is a good resource for finding rentals and listing your rentals, but it is not the only source. This video gives you nine other popular Web sites for rentals.
Thanks to Mashable for this great article. I use Hotpads quite often, but the other sites mentioned are great too. Below is a list of all the Web sites mentioned.
HotPads.com
ForRent.com
RentJungle.com
MyApartmentMap.com
Apartments.com
MyNewPlace.com
ApartmentSearch.com
PeopleWithPets.com
PadMapper.com
Marc Guzman is a licensed broker and the technology manager at Security Pacific Real Estate in Northern California. Visit his site on www.WestCountyBlog.com or follow at www.facebook.com/marcguzmanhomes.
These are really great suggestions. However, the benefit of craigslist is that it is free. If you are managing a large apartment complex or a high-end single unit rental, you may be able/willing to absorb the advertising costs associated with these sites. It is a different story if you are renting smaller apartment communities or single family housing. I have found that Trulia and Walkscore are also very good (and FREE) sites to advertise on. If you have a unit that will rent Sec 8 (or through any other subsidized housing program), Socialserve.com is also very helpful.
If you happen to be looking for an apartment specifically in the Chicago area, there’s a site called domu.com that is free to use with a lot of listings. It’s easy to narrow down your search by the area you want to live, price you are willing to pay, etc.
Hi! I could have sworn I’ve been to this site before but after checking through some of the post I realized it’s new to me. Anyhow, I’m definitely glad I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking back often!