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new place to live

Love is BaldLove is Bald
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so im looking to move back to the city again and am looking near lincoln park, gold coast, and maybe wrigleyville.  anyone have any suggestions on how to go about this besides using CL?  I need a place that accepts 15lb dogs :)
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Re: new place to live

  • aimers1525aimers1525 member
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    edited December 2011
    Wanna use a realtor? Mine took me around to look at places to rent the year before we bought? I've also had semi-good luck just walking around neighborhoods that I like. That's how I found my the second place I lived in the city.
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  • AshleyK2011AshleyK2011
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    edited December 2011
    We used @properties for our apartment.  They have a website set up where the agent sends you property listings before you go out and you can look at them and say yes, no or maybe, so that you're not getting dragged to places you don't even want to look at in the first place.   The guy we met with was really nice - PM me if you want his name! 
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  • hz80408hz80408 member
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    edited December 2011
    We've used a family friend from @properties as well, but unfortunately nothing panned out.

    We found our current place via Chicago Apartment Finders.

    I'd check on Chicago Reader's website also!

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  • CASK85CASK85 member
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    edited December 2011
    I know you said not CL, but that is how I've found all my apartments. :) There is a new website domu.com I think (I see ads on cta for it all the time) . . . you could try that too. 
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  • Bimbi284Bimbi284 member
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    edited December 2011
    We used Rent Proactive for our recent place (ask for Oscar, he's FAB!) 


    That said, DH and I live in Wrigleyville, and I believe the top floor apartment in the house is available for rent! I know they take dogs cuz the peeps below us have a super awesome big dog of some sort. Pretty sure his name is Pickle. 

    Aside from that, I would just walk around up here, I have seen TONS of for rent signs going up recently around us.
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  • Katie91980Katie91980
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    edited December 2011
    LIB!

    I live and work in the areas you're talking about and am a realtor. I actually just had a client sign a lease today on a new condo in Lincoln Park. If you're looking for some help feel free to email me Katie919@gmail.com...I might be able to help point you inthe right direction for your new place 
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  • Love is BaldLove is Bald
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks all!  Please pm me any info you got -- im willing to go through all avenues! :)
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    edited December 2011
    You've gotta PM :O)

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  • MINDMNMOMINDMNMO
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    edited December 2011
    I had found my place by going to Apartment People (on Broadway).  They actually drove me to the places and showed me around.
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