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Phony Ads – Be Alert: If it’s too good to be true, it probably is

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:04:08 +0000

Alertness and a lot of common sense will serve you well especially when you get to see some phony ads such as a phony Craigslist’s Home Ad where the house is said to be for rent at just $1,000 a month! It’s a 3,000 sq. ft home and with a price tag of around $800,000! If you read this ad, you’d already know that it’s phony. A house that big would probably be rented for at least $5,000 a month and not just $1,000.

The house on the phony ad is on Auburn and it got lots of interested renters who came and asked about the place. Someone from Chicago even called and asked about it because it seemed too good to be true. Another woman called the number posted on the ad and she talked to somebody who was in Africa and had mailed her a form. If she bit the bait, she may have sent that person some money and would have brought a moving van with her to the house which is really not for rent.

It’s best to avoid this situation and always be alert that some scams are out there to get you.

Checking for apartments on Craigslist is Easy!

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:10:54 +0000

When you need to look for an apartment by browsing Craigslist ads, what you need to look for is really the location and its price. The price is usually posted together with the ad but the location can be somewhat confusing especially if you are not from the area. Now, Craigslist utilizes PadMapper maps where you can easily find Craigslist apartment listings on the Google Maps so you can quickly find the apartment’s location and other information.

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Before PadMapper, there was MapsKrieg that does the same thing but PadMapper is not only giving you their locations but you can actually do some filtering on your search so you can find apartments based on the price, number of bathrooms or bedrooms, locations and if pets are allowed.

On Google Maps, each apartment is tagged with a pushpin. When you click on these pushpins you will find more details such as photos, address and price for the apartments. It makes apartment searching a lot more easy and fun.