PadMapper is a Google Maps mashup that makes searching Craigslist apartment rental listings incredibly easy.  Rather than use Google Maps as an adjunct to the search process, it’s the centerpiece…

PadMapper opening screen

PadMapper home screen; click for close-up

Simply input a city name, address or zip code and PadMapper returns a map witrh the locations of all Craigslist rental locations tagged:

PadMapper search results

Click on a map tag and you’ll see the details of that specific listing:

PadMapper listing detail

Photos are included (if available) as well as key details and contact information. After you look at a specific listing, its map tag is greyed out.  In addition, you can filter the search results by price, number of bedrooms and baths, and so forth:

PadMapper filter

The neatest thing about PadMapper is the fact that the map feature is at its center; you can quickly eliminate listings in less desirable locations  and focus on the neighborhoods which interest you.

Check out PadMapper for yourself:  PadMapper – Making Apartment Hunting Suck Less

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