What is the best way to find private owned apt?

If you have a particular neighborhood you like in which you would find the type of buildings you are interested in, drive around and look for signs. Many landlords only put signs on the lawn and do not place ads.

Good point, I was curious how most landlords go about renting their property. For example the older landlords that may not be as up to date with technology may not post ads online and like you said Marina just put a sign in the front. However I wasn’t sure if I would be wasting my time driving around. I think I know what I am doing tonight now haha

Any other suggestions, some ad on craigslist wanted me to pay $196.10 (what a figure) to have them search for me and send me the ads of private rentals. I didn’t trust it and didn’t want to pay that price for the service.

If there is a free paper in your town, you can pick it up and look at the housing ads. My landlady (who rocks) puts ads in the Reader. I’m in Chicago and when I first started looking for a new apartment, a lot of people told me the Reader was the go-to free paper for housing ads.

Depending on where you are, there may be apartment finders that will take you to various places for free. Their fee comes from the landperson. However, if you use one, pay careful, careful attention to how they treat the current residents. Chances are they will be the same people that show the apartment when you leave.

Check the newspaper, craigslist, and drive around. That’s what I do when apartment hunting.

Craigslist, craigslist, craigslist. There’s even a checkbox for landlords to use to indicate whether dogs are welcome.