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Chicago Apartment Finders?

Does anyone have any suggestions on the TOP companies that will help you find an apartment in Chicago. I have been living here for almost 10 years and have yet to find a company that I like. I will be looking for a new place over the summer and want to use a company to help with the leg work.

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1. these will help you forrent.com/
2. THE PRIME TIME for residential rentals is from the beginning of April to about late August or early September. To start the search for your new/next residence http://realtor.com httpa://craigslist.org Once you find that property and are approved, to protect your deposits: - Make it perfectly clear you will not be responsible for any pre-existing conditions or needed repairs. - As soon as you get those keys, don't move anything into the property until you prepare a list of everything wrong with the property. Here's what I suggest: Go in defensively! Protect yourself and your deposits! Whatever is told to you which is not in the lease, send the landlord or agent a letter explaing those things as you see and understand them - from your perspective! This includes repairs, paint, painting, pets, etc. Sign and date the list. Bring or mail it to the landlord or agent. You should do this within 5 calendar days (days in a row). To increase the likelihood of having as much of your deposits as possible returned to you, you should make a list of everything wrong with the property. No matter how minor or unimportant the repair, situation or problem may seem to be, put it on the list! When its not on the list, its your responsibility. In other words, when you move from the property, it will be deducted from your deposits. When damages are more than the deposits, you will be responsible for any and all additional money. B] For the list to be easily read and understood, please clearly print or type the list. Each room or area should have its own heading or title. List all problems in that room or area. Do the same for the next room or area and the next. Do not forget ceilings, walls, floors, closets, doors [front and back], windows, stairways, halls, attic, basement, garage storage shed and, when applicable, any outbuildings; the outside of the house, condominium or apartment. C] List appliances not properly working, leaking faucets, "running" toilets; spots, burns, stains and tears on rugs; cracks on ceilings, walls and floors; chipped, missing and broken tile; cracked, stuck, broken or missing windows and screens; and all other problems as they appear in that room or area. Nails, nail holes and stuck, missing, cracked or broken windows may be in each room or area. DO NOT leave them out or forget them. Put them on the list. Be as specific and clear as possible. SIGN & DATE THE LETTERS. SEND THE ORIGINALS TO THE OWNER OR AGENT. KEEP DUPLICATES FOR YOUR FILES. You may also wish to take pictures, too. Get duplicates. Sign and date them. Keep them for your files. Sign and date the originals. Send the originals to the owner or agent. Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it! VTY, Ron Berue Yes, that is my real last name!