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other than craigslist what is the best way to apartment hunt in Seattle?

I am looking for a large studio or a 1 bedroom in or near Fremont. What is the best way OTHER THAN CRAIGSLIST to find a good apartment?

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1. www.rent.com If you use them to find an apartment, they send you a $100 Visa card! www.apartmentfinder.com www.apartmentguide.com
2. A Realtor. They are starving, and you shouldn't have to pay a commission.
3. In any city it's a pretty good idea to find a university or college near where you want to live, and go to their website, and they will (or should) all have a public link (you dont have to go there) to a Housing website, chances are they wont care if you aren't a student, especially if it's an apartment or rented house
4. Physically going around and looking for places. I've found so many places, especially some of the cheapest places, that didn't bother to put up ads in papers/online, because people will usually always be jumping on those places quickly! Take a look around the Fremont/Ballard areas and see if you see anything around there. People in the know are always helpful too, if someone lives in a decent (or decently affordable) building, they can tell you when openings are occurring. A lot of times, by the time places reach newspapers and the internet where you find them, numerous people have already looked at them, so if they are real steals, they're already gone!
5. check the listings in the local weeklies: The Stranger & The Seattle Weekly - that's how I found a 1 bedroom on Capitol Hill for $695/month! (Although that apt building is now a condo, but still)
6. goggle or yahoo