It's now prime rental season here in Dorchester. This is a little bit of a recap of a previous post but I thought it is timely. There are many resources out there on the web to help renters and landlords.
There is a great website called Zilpy.com that is similar to Zillow. It pulls rental advertisements and calculates an average rent for the area. It is pretty cool, but one caveat is that it only utilizes advertised rents vs. actual rents. For the most part it gives a good ball-park idea of what the rent should be.
Another website is Apartmentratings.com, they allow tenants to rate an apartment building/complex.
Another site to visit while you are searching is Annualcreditreport.com. When a tenant applies for an apartment that we are marketing we always conduct a credit inquiry. Reviewing your credit report ahead of time gives you the opportunity to correct erroneous information. Landlords typically place quite a bit of value on the credit worthiness of their tenants.
I hope this helps!
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