Beat other renters on Apartments.com with Telegram

When a fairly priced one-bedroom opens near your train line, the renters who request a tour that same evening are the ones who end up signing the lease.

3 steps

Set up in a minute

Search on Apartments, sort by newest

Aim the Apartments.com search at one move

Enter the neighborhood or ZIP code you want to live in, set a rent ceiling, the number of beds and the home type. Add the dealbreakers only, maybe pets allowed or in-unit laundry, and pick the newest sort if the menu has one. Copy the results link.
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Copy the link, paste it into mxsender

Give the link to MXSender for Telegram

Paste it into the MXSender Telegram bot or on our website and choose Telegram. Add email too if you want a copy for your records. Name it after the area, like „Capitol Hill studio“.
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New listings land in your Telegram

Get a card, request a tour

Every unit that joins your results after you saved the search arrives as a card with its photo, title, rent and a button to the listing. Units already showing on day one are not sent.
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Track a search on Apartments right now

Paste the Apartments search link you want watched — we’ll check we can read it, then set up your alerts.

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Tuesday, 6:40 p.m., a one-bedroom in Somerville

A landlord lists a sunny one-bedroom ten minutes from the Red Line, rent right at the middle of the neighborhood range. By the next lunchtime the inquiry box is full and the weekend tour slots are gone. The tenant who gets it asked for a tour on Tuesday evening, brought proof of income on Thursday and applied before anyone else had seen it.

That is the whole idea: hear about the unit while it is still quiet.

Keep the tour pitch ready on your phone

Write a short message now: who you are, when you would move, how many people and pets, your income in round terms, and two times you can tour. When a card arrives, open the listing, paste the message and send it. Speed matters less than being complete and early.

Have the documents a leasing office usually asks for scanned in advance: ID, recent pay stubs or an offer letter, and references from a past landlord.

One chat for a couple or roommates

Forward a card to your partner or roommate and decide in the chat. If you are torn between two neighborhoods, save two searches; each card carries its search’s hashtag, so you see at a glance whether it is the Somerville search or the Cambridge one. Mute the backup area and keep sound on for the favorite.

Rental scams to spot on any listing

A rent well below the area, an owner who is out of the country, and a request to wire a deposit before you see the place: walk away. Tour first, verify the owner or manager through county records or the company’s own number, and never pay with a wire or gift cards. Application fees exist, but what landlords may charge depends on your state and city.

Plans: Free, one search every 30 minutes; Starter, $5.99, five searches every 10 minutes; Pro, $14.99, twenty searches with the fastest checks. Telegram and email on all of them.

❓Frequently asked questions

Is MXSender faster than reloading the site?

It is less work. We check at your plan’s pace, every 30 minutes on Free and every 10 on Starter, and you only open Telegram when there is something new.

Can I watch two neighborhoods?

Yes, as two searches on Starter or Pro.

Will I see units posted before I joined?

No, only those added after the first check.

Do the cards show the photo?

Yes: photo, title, rent and a button to the listing.

What happens after I sign a lease?

Pause or delete the search in MXSender; nothing renews unless you are on a paid plan.