Rental Housing-Elkins Properties

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<p>Last year, around this time, I was asking about how the off-campus rental process worked at IU and lamenting about how early it started. Well, here we are again, going through the same process. Son thought he had a jump on things, but just got beat out for a house he was supposed to see this morning.</p>

<p>I'm hoping that A2Wolves will respond this year since he was adamant about not renting from a property management firm called Elkins. I'm looking for his or anyone's comments/advice regarding this company. Son is looking for a house to rent with a couple of his buddies. He says there are a lot of Elkins properties available, but remembered A2's warning.</p>

<p>A2, if you are reading this, can you tell us what problems you had with this company? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I hear that The Village is a bad place to rent from because it is so far away and the shuttle they have is not always on schedule.</p>

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<p>Sorry I haven't been to the forum lately. I'm graduating this semester while working 2 jobs and taking 20 credits, so time is not widely available.</p>

<p>I have friends who live in Elkins, just went to a Halloween party at one of the apartments actually. One of them left and got none of their security deposit back. Another when they told me they lived there said "don't rent from them". There's bad reviews on ApartmentRatings Elkins</a> Apartments Ratings, Reviews, Map, Rents, and other Bloomington apartments for rent from ApartmentRatings.com</p>

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<p>Thanks A2. Based on the reviews listed at the site you linked to, I can't imagine renting from this company.</p>

<p>And btw, you must have incredible time management skills! Congrats on your impending (early) graduation.</p>

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<p>IllinoisMom2006, </p>

<p>Consider using this website to help you find apartments to rent:</p>

<p>Apartments</a> for Rent in Bloomington IN - EveryAptMapped - Bloomington Apartment Locator</p>

<p>It allows you to choose by price, length of rental, size of apartment, number of bedrooms and bathrooms and zipcode (to figure distance from the university). It also links to some of the other websites showing pictures of the apartments for rent.</p>

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<p>Another link I like is heraldtimesrentals.com</p>

<p>Lots of these Apartment sites don't list every apartment complex, rather they are limited to just a few well advertised one's. The Herald-Times site has virtually every complex, problem is, they aren't mapped.</p>

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<p>Calcruzer,
That's a great website. Thanks. </p>

<p>A2,
I've used the herald times site before also. I wonder why they don't link to maps. Seems like a no-brainer.</p>

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<p>^^ No brainer kind of explains the Herald Times pretty well.
You might also try Rent</a> Bloomington - Bloomington's Most Effective Way to Find Rentals</p>

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<p>just remember there are 2 Elkins in the apartment business in B-town. I have heard nothing but nightmares about Elkins Apartments, but i and several roommates lived in Elkins Properties and had nothing but great service… got our deposit back too!</p>