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23 June 2008 · Scott J. Wilson

Are you paying too much in rent? Could you get a better deal elsewhere? Rentometer.com may help you find out..."

Property Management: What Do Renters Really Want?

2 June 2008 · Teresa O'Dea Hein

A recent online survey of property owners and residents by Investment Instruments Corp. found that when asked how they would like to pay rent, 45 percent of tenants and 52 percent of owners polled said they would prefer to use some sort of electronic payment, be that credit card or e-check..."

Top 16 Ways the Web Can Save You Money

17 June 2008 · Dan Reilly

If you're renting a house or apartment, it's tough to know if you're getting a good deal without touring similar places or having an honest broker... try Rentometer.com, which analyzes your digs and compares it to other rents in the area..."

Renters can't escape housing crisis

22 April 2008 · Stephanie Armour

"The rental market is now very, very strong," says Allison Atsiknoudas, CEO and co-founder of Investment Instruments, which provides Web-based tools for the real estate industry and tracks rental market rates. "It's stable. The increasing number of foreclosures in the market has definitely increased demand for rentals..."

Apartment rental costs are all over the map

14 April 2008 · Jane Hodges

To calculate these prices, Investment Instruments culled data from among eight million entries in its Rentometer and RentometerPro rental listing directories..."

Residential Rents Strengthening Overall, But Sun Belt Sees Dip

14 April 2008 · Scott Baltic

Residential rents are strengthening in much of the country, according to a new report by Investment Instruments Corp. that tracked changes in median apartment rents in 12 major metro areas between the first quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008..."

Taming Ruby on Rails with FiveRuns

18 March 2008 · Dennis Howlett

I spoke with Investment Instruments, which is developing real estate solutions for the rental market. Its marquee offering for landlords is RentometerPro, which is used by landlords to manage rental units. Its other offering is Rentometer, a service that is designed to provide valuation transparency into the rental market for both landlords and tenants..."

iiProperty Rebranded as RentometerPro with New Features for Landlords

21 February 2008 · Melana Yanos

Free and Advanced members can take advantage of the Complete Rent Management feature, which generates invoices and collects online rental payments at a rate of $5.00 per unit per month. The convenient and secure rental payment feature is an attractive new feature, especially for landlords who are tired of waiting for rent checks to arrive in the mail..."

Mortgage meltdown: Now the rents

17 January 2008 · Les Christie

According to data from Investment Instruments Corp. generated by their Rentometer.com site and supplied the data exclusively to CNNMoney, the median monthly rental bill for a sampling of 10 metro areas all around the United States rose just 0.5 percent in 2007 from $1,457 to $1,465..."

iiProperty adds tenant-side rent payments, rebrands as RentometerPro

8 January 2008 · Josh Lowensohn

For many folks, the biggest monthly expense is rent, and the process of sending off a check, or coordinating payments with roommates to keep a roof over your head is a juggling act. RentometerPro is aiming to help change that for people in apartment buildings with anywhere from one to ~50 units.

RentometerPro adds some new perks to the tenant side of things with a whole new front end that lets renters pay without a paper trail. Once you've linked your bank account or credit card, you can pay the rent while in your pajamas or even set up automated billing..."

Online Reality Check for Rental Prices

15 November 2007 · Bjarke Svendsen

a great illustration of how combining the right pieces of information in the right place can make them infinitely more useful than they would be otherwise"

Online tools to market, manage rentals multiply

08 November 2007 · Matt Carter

Web sites and software applications that can simplify the job of marketing and managing rental properties"

Small Investors Gain an Edge In Properties

27 September 2007 · Lauren Baier Kim

Rentometer.com gives apartment landlords (and renters) the chance to compare the rent for a particular unit against other rentals in an area with a simple-to-understand graphical meter..."

Apartment-Hunting Help

22 July 2007 · Amy Hoak

There are tools that can help. Investment Instruments Corp., of Newton, Mass., has a site, Rentometer.com, that allows renters and property owners to compare the rent of a unit with that of other similar ones in the neighborhood."

Is Your Rent Too High or Too Low? Web Site Analyzes Local Rates

22 March 2007 · Lauren Baier Kim

The site is easy to use and provides users with a quick estimate of how their rents match up against neighborhood rates. The Rentometer -- which looks like a car speedometer -- is a simple visual of how a unit's rate compares against other local rental values. A rent that falls to the left of the median on the meter is low; one to the right is pricey."