I recently had a great experience with Chicago Apartment Finders. I just walked in off the street completely unaware that you needed an appointment. Even though they were very busy they squeezed me in.I was helped by Warren Smith and he was amazing. He was able to sift through the literally thousand of rental listing finding the perfect candidates to fit my price range and preferences. It seems like he is on a first name basis with every landlord in the near north! He took us to 5 different properties (would have been more if we had more time!)and drove us around the neighborhoods. All the places were great. I couldn't believe it. I thought I would be lucky to find one clean, safe, non-bug infested place in my price range. Instead a had a huge selection! He knows the properties and the neighborhoods extremely well and was able to give loads of objective advice based on my criteria. I never got the sense that he was biased and wanted me to go with one or the other. He genuinely just wanted me to be happy with my apartment. He also didn't try to "upsell" and show me places outside my price range. When my wife and I were hopelessly deadlock he helped us decide by going over the pros and cons of each property and even itemizing the costs! When we finally decided he helped us complete all the paperwork. If you're apartment hunting in the city I definitely recommend this service as it can save you so much time and headache. They really do all the work and research for you. I dreaded the apartment search for so long but Warren made it a fun easy tour of the near north.
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