My first encounter with having to find an apartment for myself was when I first arrived in Tuscaloosa, to continue my junior year in the University of Alabama. I arrived from Malaysia just in time for the Martin Luther King, Jr. public holiday. Just my luck, most of everything were closed — the international students office, banks and nearby shops, these three places where I needed go most, are unavailable. Luckily, as I was walking along the streetwalk by the closed shop, I saw a stack of free catalogues showing off the available apartments that I can rent nearby the campus and around town. I was glad that the phone calls I made during that day were all answered, and by the next working day I was out of my college hostel rental of USD20 a day, and off to stay in the apartment of my choosing.

How the Web changed all that. If I had access to the same amount of information as I had today, I could have easily picked up an apartment thousands of miles away while I was still in Malaysia so that I wouldn’t be stuck like I did. There is a site called Connected Rentals that specializes in Chicago IL apartments listing, so if you’re one of Chicago apartment finders out there, count yourself lucky to have a web site like this available to you.

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