Relocating & Finding a Place to Live.

When people are learning about the program, one of the first questions I'm usually asked is.. "How do you find a place to live, if you're moving so often?"

So, for all of you out there who have been wondering about this, I'm here to share a few websites that provide a useful service of incorporating maps with apartment listings (I wish I had known about these for my last rotation!)

Basically, this innovative technique saves us all some time- no more copying and pasting addresses into Google Maps and moving between multiple tabs in your browser!

1. Padmapper: This site pulls data from Craigslist and displays them in a user-friendly way- on a map! So, filter based on location, rent, bedrooms and bathrooms.

2. MyApartmentMap : Incorporates data from Facebook listings and any publicly available apartment listings (from apartments.com and similar public listing sites) and displays the results on Google Maps.

3. HousingMaps: Similar to Padmapper in the sense that it pulls data from Craigslist, has a nice filter mechanism and displays the results on GoogleMaps. No iPhone application though.

*please note that these sites are not endorsed by GE or the IMLP program, but we have just found them helpful. Please always exercise with caution when dealing in an online marketplace environment.

IMLPs - Any other sites you have found helpful in your hunt for housing?