Places to find a rental house/townhouse/condo?

[kwynn]

Other than Craigslist (I have looked every day since June there) or driving around and looking for signs that say "for rent," where are good places to find homes for rent?

I'm getting nervous---haven't found anything in my price range yet that is acceptable/clean and within a reasonable commute to my roommate's job.

I cried yesterday thinking I may be forced into purchasing a cheap townhouse just to have a place to live, that's how slim the pickings are. (I prefer to just rent and not buy right now)

I called probably 15 real estate agencies too of homes that have been on the market for 9+ months with the hopes that one of those owners would consider renting, but no, none are.

I have one more place that I have been trying to see for a week and the rental agent still hasn't returned my call. Other than that, I'm leaving to go back to Florida soon. It's been a whole week of looking in person and I just won't have that kind of time again for awhile.

[krystee]

I have been stalking realtor.com and trulia.com for rentals and potential houses to buy.

[rubytue]

What about houses listed in the MLS with real estate agents? We had our house up for rent, our REA put it in the MLS. If you were in DC, I'd tell you to look in local MLS (homesdatabase.com) for rentals.

Also, local property management companies?

Trulia lets you search for rentals.

[isabel]

Is an apartment out of the question? Even something with a short lease while you continue looking.

[Deleted]

The classified section of a local newspaper- many of them are online.

[chia]

If you're in an area with military presence, you could try one of the "military for sale by owner' websites... I think there are a few of them.

[Deleted]

The chamber of commerce should be helpful. The local newspaper classifieds are also good. Search for a local fb page, they may have stuff there, or ask on the page.

[Deleted]

Ask on Facebook.

[kwynn]

Dec 29, 2012 22:01:41 GMT -5 isabel said:

Is an apartment out of the question? Even something with a short lease while you continue looking.

I can't find anything that would let me do a less than 12 month lease. I really, really, really do not want to move twice--not making excuses for myself, but it's been a really hard year, and this will be my 4th move in seven years (each more than 100 miles), so I'd rather try, if possible, to just do it once. Especially as I have no help, have to hire movers each time, and am trying to run a business.

But it may come down to that option and that's my backup for sure!

[Balki.Bartokomous]

Check out the Post Gazette & the Greensburg Tribune Review's classified section and hotpads.com.