With a very limited set of apartments available, Chicago Apartment Finders will pressure you into quickly placing a deposit (one month's rent) on an apartment (which is the equivalent of paying Chicago Apartment Finders their fee.) Then when you find out more information about the apartment and the street that CAF did not tell you, they will refuse to refund one cent of your deposit, even if you call back the same day. The are not interested in customer service, they are only interested in getting your money as quickly as possible and then leaving you with no apartment and ~$1000 poorer.
Pros: They'll drive you around
Cons: They cannot be trusted
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