Broker Necessary These Days?


Hi there,

Do you landlords out there regularly use brokers? I know this question has been touched on in past posts, but given the current economic climate are landlords now less likely to inflict that on their future tenants? And if so what are the pros for you?

We are currently looking for a garden apt and it’s so hard to find anything good without a broker – does any one have any suggestions for other ways to find a great place besides brokers and craigslist?

We had a broker when we moved in to our current house and honestly I’m still sore about paying that woman about 3000 to do absolutely nothing, literally all she did was post the place on CL and then take our money when we signed the lease … oh but that was after she ‘forgot’ to tell our landlord that we had a dog. Then every year after she continued to call our landlord and say she could get 200+ more this year and we watched our rent soar. Apologies for the rant, but I just can’t say enough about how my experiences with real estate in nyc have been just a step above organized crime – we’re great responsible tenants and I am desperately trying to figure out why the broker system still exists here / discover a better way to find housing.

Thoughts/Suggestions?

Categories: Landlord
By ashleybrunett | 07/19/2009 1:42 PM | Comment