rentometer.com — Web site Rentometer mashes up with Google Maps to give you a price comparison for your rental relative to those in your area. After filling in your address, monthly rent, and the number of bedrooms and units in your building, Rentometer marks comparable units in your area with plus or minus signs. Clicking one of the pins will give you the monthly
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infidelerOct 6, 2006
Yeah, my location doesn't exist. I'll try to exist again later.
oscottoOct 6, 2006
Boy is that site being hammered, I can't view it at all
Closed AccountOct 6, 2006
this is stupid. it doesn't take into account anything but location. what about quality of the property itself? ammenities? lakeview?
sv650touringOct 6, 2006
@atariericAre you saying you can cover 20 miles in 30 minutes in LA? I can't do that in Sarasota, but our zips are much more densly packed than one every five miles.BTW, I have the lowest rent of ANYONE I know, and it said that my house (a dump) should be nicer than my neighbors, or I'm paying too much.
kelekOct 6, 2006
Seems to be difficult to use in areas with low income housing (i.e., must earn less than $x/yr), such as places in the Bay Area. If that could be turned on/off, it would be great, and provide a much better gauge of how good or bad your deal is.
scottsdOct 16, 2006
would like to see the pushpins color-coded by rent, so you can get a feel for where the most expensive rent is; also clusters of the same color could show you an expensive area
esteronOct 21, 2006
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rentnewtampaOct 26, 2006
OK... pretty cool tool, in fact, with a little more tweaking it would be a great tool to add to my property management website... it is a bit of an oversimplification though, as the size of the place is dictated by more then the number of bedrooms. The size in square feet is usually a better determination of "value" in suburban homes. The impact of the number of bathrooms and garages, whether or not there is a pool on the property or in the community, etc, are also a factor in price. Of course, the simplicity of this tool is part of the charm, so it does not need much work in my honest opinion. The real question I have is where does the data come from, how is it updated and can the tool be improved to address some of the limitations?
kolakutusuJul 14, 2008
It is really all that accurate to rank your apartment to seemingly comparable apartments.The simplicity of this tool is part of the charm, so it does not need much work in my honest opinion. Thanks,<a class="user" href="http://www.onlineflashgames.org">http://www.onlineflashgames.org</a><a class="user" href="http://www.bid-directory.net">http://www.bid-directory.net</a>
ejayoFeb 1, 2009
The problem with self-reported data systems of any kind is that they can be gamed by unscrupulous agents. Rental agents, according to Craig Newmark of Craigslist, are the least trustworthy people on the planet. A great place to get real apartment data for the Boston Metro region is <a class="user" href="http://www.onmarketboston.com">http://www.onmarketboston.com</a> , a site containing only verified apartment data. I work with this company and have done the data entry myself--it comes exclusively from property owners, not realtors. If you want current prices for the region, use this site. It's real-time, accurate information, game free.