thank you for all of your answers. for now, i will just continue to use the remax.com map search capability (which is pretty useful i.m.o.) for rentals that are listed on the mls, and rentalhouses.com for rental houses that are not on the mls. Hopefully by mid-June, my roomate and I will be living in a decent north Phoenix house.
And to Steve, i have no idea how i stumbled upon your website months ago, but i have it bookmarked and i visit it fairly regularly. I think i used the link on your site to first search the MLS before i did that on any other site. (now i do use remax's map search, but i wouldnt have known about that in the first place if i hadnt stumbled across your site..)
So, long story short, keep up the good work.
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