There are many Web sites that contain rental apartment listings online. These include ForRent.com, Apartments.com, ApartmentGuide.com, Rent.com, and others.
ForRent.com
ForRent.com is one of the nation’s leading apartment resources. It offers information on relocating, senior living, managers and owners, advertising, and a search engine that allows you to search for a new apartment. The apartment search allows you to look for a city and state or for a zip code. Advanced searches allow you to set a price range, number of beds, baths, and amenities.
Apartments.com
Apartments.com allows you to look for condos, apartments, and townhomes, as well as other rentals. You can view videos, 360-degree views, photos, and more. You don’t have to register to use the site. You can sign up to get listings via e-mail, which can help you get the newest listings that meet your requirements. You can search by city, state, or zip code.
ApartmentGuide.com
ApartmentGuide.com allows you to search for apartments with Facebook friends. You can search by city and state so you’ll get a full listing of rentals in your preferred area. Floorplans, photos, and other tools are available for use on this site. You can also list rentals on this site.
Rent.com
Rent.com is an eBay company that offers a $100.00 cash reward for renting one of the properties on their site. The site allows you to search by city and state, as well as allowing you to indicate your price range and preferred number of bedrooms. You have to use an e-mail to sign-in, but this will allow you to save searches so you can refer to them and compare.
Other Places to find Rentals
You may find rentals online in other places, like Craigslist.com. This is not just a rental site, so it offers many items for rent or purchase. You select the location closest to where you want to move or relocate, and then indicate that you want to look at houses or apartments. From here the website will ask you for a search, where you enter what you’re looking for (i.e., one bedroom apartment) and the price range. The results will come back within your price range and in order of the items that best match your search criteria.
Working with Non-Rental Sites