Finding rental in Marblehead/Swampscott? (Boston, Lynn: houses, tenants, moving)

[eoren1]

We're planning to move up to the North Shore on May 1 and have been looking for houses (3-4 bdr) for rent in the Marblehead/Swampscott area. So far only found a few listings on craigslist. Any other recommendations for good realtors in the area and/or other sites to find houses for rent?
Thanks!
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[goyguy]

If you're "moving up" from elsewhere in Greater Boston, visit local gathering places such as laundromats and grocery stores. Even in this day and age of putting everything online, lots of people continue to print and post flyers. You're talking about two exclusive and sought-after communities, so much of what comes onto the market never makes it to mass media. Word of mouth, and some promotion within the community, are all that are needed to snare new tenants. Also stop by the offices of places of worship, as congregants will sometimes leave word of available rental property there in order to (rightly or wrongly) screen prospective tenants. My last suggestion would be to peruse the print or Web editions of the Lynn and Salem newspapers. Best o' luck!

[eoren1]

Thanks for the post.
We're 'moving up' from DC so checking out local spots will be tough.
I did go to the swampscott and marblehead reporter website and found some listing through there.
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