The search for a new home, whether it’s going to be buying a house or renting an apartment or a room, is not always the most fun. There is lots of research involved, lots of talking to people, and usually lots of failure before you find the right spot.

However, you can use you mobile phone to make the process a bit easier, and four ways that you can do that is by looking in local online newspaper listings, searching through Craigslist ads online, using location-based searching to see what cool things are in an area, and installing specific real-estate apps. [Read more…]