Linear Leasing

I met Tom in the most unlikely place. I was hunting for an apartment and he had just checked it out. We made some small chat and since I was desperate, he asked me to come over to his office and look at what he had on offer. He took me through the steps involved as this was the first time I was searching, having lived with my parents prior to this.
Within 24 hours, Tom had helped me locate an apartment that fitted into my budget with all the basic amenities that I required. It somewhat felt like a tutorial for future purposes since I had planned to move into a better one once I had settled in my new job.
I appreciate Tom’s drive and commitment to ensuring that I was comfortable with what he found as he seemed to understand my predicament from the word go. I will stick with Linear Leasing all through.

My friend and I had a great experience apartment hunting. Tom went above and beyond. He was professional and truly listened to our criteria. Would definitely contact him again in the future!

Tom was a wonderful leasing agent, and he helped me just in the nick of time. I was already 90% sure about a different apartment, but I told Tom that I wanted to check out what he had to offer, just as a last-​minute option and he understood.
The place Tom showed me was even better than my previous choice, and by chance that same night after doing an internet search for the other apartment (NOT linear leasing’s) I found some awful reviews of it and decided I needed to get the apartment Tom showed me. I e-​mailed Tom immediately, and after getting him all the paperwork, he promptly sent it all over to the Property Manager (Andco) who approved me that very same morning! And there I was the next day signing for an awesome apartment.
The Linear Leasing staff is very friendly and organized and their office is in a good location. Well done!

Working with Tom Behnke saved my life! Now I’m not generally one to be overly dramatic but in this case that statement is most certainly true. Last August I accepted a position in my company’s Chicago office and with it took on the challenging task of moving all the way from the west coast. I came to Chicago for a week of training to learn my new job and find a place to live. I knew with only 4 free evenings this was ambitious but I really had no idea just how trying this experience would be. I would work a full day and after work try to navigate an unfamiliar city in search of an apartment. Needless to say this was not very successful and by Tuesday night I was near tears on Clarke Street in the middle of Lincoln Park… not my brightest moment. I called Tom in a panic and on the verge of tears he calmed me down, told me to stay where I was and that he was coming to pick me up and show me a few places to get an idea of what I was looking for.
The first place he showed me was such a turnaround from the pits of despair I had previously seen that I immediately felt waves of relief wash over me. We saw a few places that night, all the while he was driving me around he was explaining the layout of the city and where things are. Coming from out of town this was such a relief. He even drove me back to my hotel.
The following day we met up after work and looked at several more apartments; all within my price range and all in the area I was looking for. He even made a game out of it. I ended up renting the first apartment he showed me on the night of my breakdown and I’ve loved the area so much. I’ve had a few issues with the building management company, but again Tom has been there every step of the way to offer guidance and an outlet for my near breakdowns.
Everyone around me has heard about Tom who saved my life in Chicago and I will continue to sign his praises and work with him in the future (assuming I haven’t scared him off with my emotional breakdowns).

Tom Behnke was a great help in finding our apartment. I had been to two other agents and was not happy with the way they attempted to «sell» me a place. Tom just stood back, paid attention to what we were looking for and found it exactly! He was very patient and intuitive, and found us an amazing deal price-​wise as well.

I responded to Tom’s Craigslist ad for an apartment in Lakeview and within hours he’d replied to my e-​mail and we had a showing set up. He was incredibly helpful throughout the entire application process, even when our old landlords were dragging their feet on our referral to the new management company. In the two-​week period, Tom had checked in on our application status almost daily and gave us an update. Things were finally sorted out and we are loving our new place.
Apartment hunting is almost always a hassle one way or another, and leasing and management companies can add to that headache. I was so pleased that Tom and Linear Leasing was knowledgeable, helpful, and made the ordeal as painless as possible.

Derek was referred to us through a coworker of mine a couple of months before we wanted to start looking for an apartment. We got in touch with him and sent him a list of the things were we looking for in an apartment: dog friendly, in-​unit washer and dryer, and parking.
We wanted to move in December and Derek showed us an apartment near the beginning of November. It was a beautiful apartment and it fit all of our needs. We were a little worried because we were looking so close to when we wanted to move, but it seemed to work out.
Thanks to Unilocal,after submitting the application and admin fee for our dream apartment, we found out that the internet connection at the building was not what it was advertise to be. We spoke with management and explained how the speeds were unacceptable and withdrew our application. Derek was really supportive and backed us through the entire thing.
Middle of November and we had to look for another apartment and move in 2 weeks. Derek showed us another apartment, but unfortunately it was a little too much for our budget so we went with something else.
Derek was really friendly and professional through the entire process. It was very important that he backed us while we made our decision to pull out from our first apartment. Looking so late to the time we wanted to move has causes some problems, but all in all, we would recommend Derek from Linear.

We found a great apartment through Linear Leasing. I had let Tom Behnke know what we were looking for in apartment, and he found one that exceeded our expectations and was within our price range. He went above and beyond in helping ensure that the application went through in a timely manner. We even got the apartment at a lower price than what it was listed for. Couldn’t be happier with our new place, and Tom was great to work with!

I recently worked with Tom Behnke at Linear Leasing. He had just posted a listing and was able to show me the apartment right away. In addition he was able to show the apartment again later that night so my roommate could see it as well.
We really liked the apartment but we like to negotiate and the price wasn’t exactly where we wanted it to be. Tom did a great job of mediating with the management company saving us a good deal of time and money. We signed the lease the very next day.
I’ve tried to work with several other apartment finding services and they just don’t seem to get it. With little to no responses or posting one unit but showing another. I can’t comment on the other agents at Linear Leasing but Tom Behnke was awesome. If the other agents are anything like Tom you can’t go wrong.
I would highly recommend, if you’re new to the city or if you are just looking for a change, to give these guys a call.

I recently worked with Tom Behnke in finding a new place in the Bucktown/​Wicker Park /​Roscoe Village area. From the start, he was extremely friendly and helpful… He sent me a list of about 10 places that fit my criteria, and I picked out a few to see. The first few that I saw were disasters, and my hopes were dropping. Per Tom’s suggestion, we went to another place on the list he selected, that I had not initially wanted to see. He thought I would really like it and that it was one of the nicest places he’d seen. Later that evening I was signing the lease.
The fact that Tom took the time to consider my needs and actually go the extra step to help find a place that suited me really meant a lot. Without his suggestion, I would have ended up settling and not nearly as happy.
These days it seems that everyone is so busy and in such a rush, but Tom took his time to make sure I ended up with what I wanted. I would definitely recommend Tom and Linear Leasing to anyone who is looking for a new place.

Worked with them for finding a place when I moved from the suburbs to lakeview. My agent was definitely helpful, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. I particularly think it’s helpful to have a neutral intermediary between you and the apartment complex owners, and my agent was perfect at doing that. Would recommend to a friend.