Trying to find house for RENT in Kilgore area... (Tyler: for sale, real estate)

[Matthaeus]

...without much success.

I'm coming from the East Coast with four kids in tow, so I need to make arrangements ASAP but I'm having zero luck with the internet. For a Jr. College town, there's really not much of a web presence.

Are there any local rental property companies that have a website or listings? I hate to seem so picky, but I really need something in the immediate Kilgore area.


I would appreciate any help ya'll can offer...

[destin04]

I don't know what to tell you...I checked through the MLS and didn't see a thing. You might check with the individual Realtors. I assume you've googled it? Did you look through Real Estate Listings, Homes for Sale and Rental Property Listings – REALTOR.com®

[ripley]

Homes & Real Estate for Sale/Rent | www.kilgorenewsherald.com | Kilgore News

[Matthaeus]

Originally Posted by destin04

I don't know what to tell you...I checked through the MLS and didn't see a thing. You might check with the individual Realtors. I assume you've googled it? Did you look through Real Estate Listings, Homes for Sale and Rental Property Listings – REALTOR.com®

Thanks destin... and you're right, I'll probably just have to contact individual Realtors by phone as the only Realtors in the area (with websites) only list homes for sale and I'm not in the market to buy at this point. I've been Googling like crazy for the last couple months and have not been able to find much of anything.

I assume that most house rentals in this area are advertised using the "sign on the lawn" technique, because I've never seen a place with so little advertised via the internet and I know there are more places for rent than what I've found.

[Matthaeus]

Originally Posted by ripley

Homes & Real Estate for Sale/Rent | www.kilgorenewsherald.com | Kilgore News

Thanks ripley... I had checked the Longview and Tyler classifieds already but had neglected the Kilgore paper.


I'm having difficulty believing that there are only three or four homes in the entire Kilgore area for rent. I am aware that the rural small towns of East Texas aren't as internet-friendly as other areas I've lived, so I'm thinking that there's little I'll be able to actually accomplish until I'm there in person.

Again, thanks...

[destin04]

Have you checked craigslist classifieds: jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, events, forums
When we moved from the DFW area over a year ago....people didn't know what it was...but now it's become popular.

[Matthaeus]

Originally Posted by destin04

Have you checked craigslist classifieds: jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, events, forums
When we moved from the DFW area over a year ago....people didn't know what it was...but now it's become popular.

Yes, I'm a Craigslist junkie, and it was actually the first place I checked. In fact, it was Craigslist that began to give me a picture of how relatively "unwired" the East Texas area is with the internet.

[Cowboybootnut]

You also may want to try the Henderson area, it is not too far away from Kilgore.

[Matthaeus]

Thanks, Cowboy, I'll certainly give it a look...

[actonbell]

Hello:

I live in the area and I wish you best of luck. Hope you bring money for motel room, cause it may take you some time. Looking on the Internet for housing, this area hasn't caught up to that. You may have to rely on local papers and the yellow page phone book to find listings to real estate companies. Longview is 30 minutes from Kilgore and there will be more options.

I'm living with my ex husband and I don't like it. Began looking on the Internet myself, cause it is right at my finger tips. I did find a few apartment listing I think it was Apartment.com or one of those, but I make very small income and I am still in job search so as to hopefully make the income I once did to live on my own again. However, I am limited at present to what I can afford, but I search just the same and I have come up that when the time comes, it will be local papers and word of mouth that will help me locate a place to live.

And I am thinking the same for you...Kilgore is a nice little town. You'll like it there I'm sure...White Oak though if you are looking for upper class or Lake Cherokee community on Longview, 20 minute drive time to Kilgore, on FM roads.