I’m thinking of moving out of the city, and am not quite clear on the best house-hunting procedures for places without things like daily newspapers, Craigslist, etc, etc.
I have some idea of where I’d like to end up, but it’s a pretty large area; too much to make it reasonable to only drive around and look for signs.
How are apartments/houses in rural areas usually advertised? Should I check with the area’s real estate agents (despite a lack of rental listings on what sites for same I can find)? Would seeing if I could leave a ‘place wanted…please call’ notice in general stores, community centres, etc, be a good idea?
(I’m looking at the Ottawa Valley, just in case anybody reading this is local to me.)
NB: this is in Ontario, Canada.