Question about using neighborhood Facebook groups to find a rental in Logan Square

I spent 3 months fighting with Zillow and hotpads in Chicago, getting nowhere. Then I joined 4 local Logan Square Facebook groups and found a place in 6 days by just posting what I needed. Landlord was a guy who never lists online and had a 2-bedroom for $1,400. Has anyone else had luck skipping the big sites for finding apartments here?

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derek9941mo ago

Yeah totally! I had almost the exact same situation last fall. I was ready to give up on Zillow after two months of garbage listings and then randomly posted in a neighborhood group. Found a solid one bedroom for like $1,200 just a few blocks from the blue line. The landlord was some older guy who said he hates dealing with the online sites because he gets too many scams and time wasters. It honestly felt like I stumbled onto a secret stash of affordable places that nobody knows about unless you're in those groups.

grace_bailey2mo ago

Hang on, $1,400 for a 2-bedroom in Logan Square in this market?

the_matthew2mo ago

Wait, have you been trying to find a decent place under $1,500 lately? Its wild out there. I keep seeing the same old apartments with 90s cabinets going for like $1,800 now and they call it a deal lol. Landlords are really testing people right now.