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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grace_bailey15d ago

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

the_matthew15d 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.