Just out of curiosity (as I'm shopping myself fairly soon), why should ShipRock be avoided?  Seems cool they helped sponsor Homegrown this year (not that that is, in and of itself, a reason for renting from someone).

Check out Melhus Management. I've lived in the Torrence Hall apartments for a couple years. The company has been great to work with. I'm pretty sure they have units available in my building too. No pets allowed unfortunately.

I am in need of an affordable one or two bedroom apartment or house immediately due to domestic life crises. I have a son who I haven't been able to have with me (he's at grandpa's) because my ex kicked me out. I need a break here somebody. I am at the end of my rope, but I'm a good person with a lot of great qualities, and I really need a safe place to sleep and have my life. I have a complete household of things, but nowhere to put them and it's getting really desperate. If anyone has some solutions, I do have some money to work with, but have to re-look for a job because we had just moved out of Duluth. I am a professional in the social services field, and hold both a degree and a license in my field. No charity, just a hand up, please. Thanks.

Please come and live in our neighborhood!

I live in the Hillside-Hillside.  Central.  Smack dab in the middle and have a wonderful neighborhood and absolutely terrific neighbors, plus a killer view. I wouldn't live anywhere else -- in fact I did live in Congdon and the move to the hill was a great one for me.

I live in Hillside and absolutely love the location (in respect to how accessible almost anything is like downtown, the interstate, UMD less than 10 minutes away...) Don't dig the neighborhood as much in the summer it's when the riff raff sorta "come out" of their winter long hibernation.  My landlords are absolutely amazing, they are a nice couple who are just saving this property for their retirement.  The place use to be a 4 bedroom house but they divided it into two duplexes.  I have been living upstairs alone but will be getting a roommate in August and they will be needing to fill the downstairs in August as well.  Rent is 750/month all utilities included for the two bedroom place.  Off street parking, heat is kept at 72 degrees (which is amazing in the winter time!)  They mow, shovel, and always respond to any complaint I have immediately.  

Let me know if you're interested.

I had a recent conversation with a long-time realtor who explained that rentals are at a premium in Duluth as the housing sales are still very slow. I wonder if, as a new person, if you might want to call a reputable and experienced realtor to find a rental that meets your needs?

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The Hillside is awesome. Views. Proximity. Vibrant arts and culture. Diversity. Did I mention views?  

Sure it's got issues but I can say by comparison that we get far less interference or "vandalism" from neighbors here than we got from bored middle class white kids when I was growing up in Lester Park.  That is my truth.  

The people whining about the Hillside may be hung up on the age old (but dying) rivalry between east - west - central  in Duluth.

Duluth's bad and good neighborhoods are far different than any other cities I've seen.

Most cities have vast parts that cover blocks/miles and are considered "ghetto," whereas in Duluth it's really block by block. In order to get the feeling of a particular house/apartment, you'd really have to go visit it.

I looked at buying a house off of 5th & Lake. The upper side of the street had cute houses with new siding, well taken care of lawns with organic gardens. The lower side had row houses with couches on the porch filled with people drinking at noon.

It's interesting how the character of an area can be determined by just a few meters.

Bad Cat! You are funny.  I think you just described my block.  But I actually think that can be true anywhere people will make sweeping generalizations about a whole area without really thinking of the individuals that make up that area.

A new coffee shop is coming to Lakeside?

Padmapper.com is a free site that aggregates listings from several sources (including craigslist) and displays listings on a map -- very helpful if you are not intimately familiar with the area. You can also make notes, hide listings, like listings and it generally lives up to it's tag line, "Making Apartment Hunting Suck Less."

I personally love renting with Shiprock, I'm on my second apartment with them and have had ZERO problems, they are quick to fix anything that I have issues with and I pay my rent online for free.  I'm curious to know what problems others have had as this isn't the first time I've heard Shiprock referred to negatively.