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Online House Hunting is not reserved only for home buyers.

By Daniel Eaton

There have been numerous requests for a online calculator that would draw a comparison between a buy vs. rent scenario. I respond that it is more of a lifestyle choice rather than a financial decision. Perhaps one can draw some conclusions that buying is better than renting, however one can only arrive at that conclusion if one has the where with all necessary to consummate the transaction including the initial down payment. Many people choose to buy a home or rent for many different reasons. Financial, lifestyle, or the shear lack of single family homes in central park west.

The number of web sites dedicated to the renting public is increasing. These web sites include Apartments.Com, Rent.net., mlx.com and Apartments Today.com. I also tried RentNY.com, however it crashed my latest release of the Netscape browser every time I tried to visit.

Apartments.com appears to have the most rental listings since it have an open doorway to some of the most popular newspapers in the country. It thrives over the newspapers classifieds. This may prove to be a weakness as we see attrition away from print classifieds to online classifieds and auctions such as ebay.

Rent.com centers around the specific needs of the consumer with business center focal points that include senior housing and vacation property.

The fee based MLX.com and ApartmentsToday.com and RentNY.com offer localized services with the New York area and neither offer a free trial to see what you get.

You could search the old fashion way and use you local newspaper in print or talk to friends, business associates, and neighbors in the area.

Look to an online service that provides additional relocation help. They're interested in fulfilling your entire online rental search.