They don't want to look at 20 places and find out this place doesn't take the dog and that place doesn't take the dog. Ahme supplemented Soloman's listings with some research of his own. He logged onto the Internet back in Texas and tracked down information about the Michigan communities that interested him. Apartment Web sites, similar to apartment-hunting firms, let renters key in what they're looking for. That could mean particular communities, rent and the number of bedrooms.
Matches come up and often include links to the rental communities' Web sites.
That's how Melissa Greko started her search about 3 months ago. They turned to Spectrum Apartment Search to get a second opinion about what they had found and checked out a few places last weekend. Not your dad's pad Forget about just hoping for four walls, two bedrooms and beige carpet that's not too stained. Apartment and town house communities are offering much more than that these days. A term that has been used to describe a below-ground apartment with windows close to the ceiling.