Need Renting Advice
I’m in the process of selling my beautiful apt. in prime Park Slope in order to lower my monthly expenses. As I’m closing in on my closing date I ran out of time for a place to buy and just switched my gears to looking for a rental. The problem is I’ve been an apt….
I’m in the process of selling my beautiful apt. in prime Park Slope in order to lower my monthly expenses. As I’m closing in on my closing date I ran out of time for a place to buy and just switched my gears to looking for a rental. The problem is I’ve been an apt. owner for 24 years and only rented one apt. briefly prior to then. I’m feeling overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time with what seems to be out there. I’d love to figure out how to tell good deals from scams on CL, for example. And while the general consensus is that it’s a renter’s market out there, I’m finding it difficult to convince some brokers to even show apts. I’m looking in Park Slope/Windsor Terrace/Greenwood Heights/Prospect Heights/Kensington (close to Prospect Park). Thank you for any advise, leads or even broker recommendations.
I’ve always had the best results when using small local brokers who know the neighborhood.
I’ve heard Awaye realty is good (NOT!!)
No, northsloperenter. You are wrong. There are plenty of listings on NY Times. You’ll have to pay a broker’s fee because the listings are expensive (they at least have to recover that cost plus the effort). Maybe streeteasy or something else is better. I don’t know. But the Times is absolutey doable. I know people who have had luck renting or renting out.
NewToRenting – Let us know if the Times works for you.
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BHO – do you mean NYtimes.com?
perhaps the webiste might have updated rental listings as the brokers would have to pay for the ad….
BHO — OK. But you are wrong.
“Do you honestly think you can use the Times to find apts. for rent in Brooklyn?”
Yes.
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“Is anyone familiar with Destination Real Estate?”
Never heard of them, but their web site is certainly nifty.
They list individual room sizes for the apartments, which is useful if accurate, but they also list an apartment on Hoyt street and one on 24th and 4th as being in Park Slope, which is dishonest.
Not sure what to think of them.
Actually, I just Googled them and found some negative reviews on Yelp:
http://bk.ly/d7
Not sure how much faith to put in a few random reviews on Yelp, to be honest, but, like any smaller broker, I’d be careful with them, esp. if they start asking for money.
Am actually dealing with a jennifer from Ideal who happens to be really nice on email and very forthcoming about certain apartments details and location
so far so go
plus she got back to me very quickly
Newtorenting:
well I saw many of the large brokerages have apartments for rent at the Elan on first btwn 4th and 5th avenue, and many have rentals listed for the bldg on 19th and 4th – not super ideal – but you seem to be in a similar situation that you need a temp place to rent that is nice until you buy something new!
Do not use Ardor or Rapid Realty – they are both horrible
I agree re: lesloaf’s strategy. In addition, if you find yourself stuck, these sublet sites have been recommended on the forum in the past:
http://www.sublet.com/
fortgreenkidslist@yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParkSlopeParents_Classifieds/
http://www.homeaway.com/
http://newyork.backpage.com/online/classifieds/index
http://www.villagevoice.com/classifieds/ (powered by backpage)
Sublet board at the Park Slope Food Coop
http://www.vrbo.com/
http://harmonycity.com/