Forum Archive: Posts by: zheka212

Folks,

we’ve recently started looking for a rental in Cobble Hill, and so far have been very discouraged — “no fee” apartments are rare and usually crappy.
What incentives do landlords have to rent direct? The renter pays the “finders’ fee”, the landlord does not have to do anything – is it generally useless trying to find a place (one you can actually raise a family in, not share with someone else looking for a bargain in a nice neighborhood) without paying a broker?
I was able to find 2-3 “by owner” apartments vs about 50 offered by various brokers — is there a better place to look? With $3,000/mo rents, paying a 12%-15% fee to a broker makes moving a very expensive proposition

Any ideas (besides craigslist) are welcome…