Rec for Agency to Rent Apt?
Looking to rent the 1-bedroom apartment in our recently purchased brownstone in Carroll Gardens. Any recommendations on a real estate agency to get us a tenant? We’ve had good experiences with Cobble Heights as renters ourselves, but that was ages ago. Thanks!
Looking to rent the 1-bedroom apartment in our recently purchased brownstone in Carroll Gardens. Any recommendations on a real estate agency to get us a tenant? We’ve had good experiences with Cobble Heights as renters ourselves, but that was ages ago.
Thanks!
My most recent exclusives in the area have been a duplex in Boerum Hill on Warren and two one bedroom apartments on Congress. I also rent a lot in Prospect Heights, Park Slope, which is good because you want an agent that can bring potential renters through referrals.
I live in Carroll Gardens and love the neighborhood, though with Buttermilk and Frankie’s, it’s not a hard sell.
My company does a very thorough background check on all tenants, including a credit, background, housing court, sex offender check and we prepare the leases, organize the applications all at no cost to you ;), though at a cost to the tenant of course. I can also help you put together a reasonable price to set for your rental by looking at past comps and have a chat at what kind of tenant you’re interested in sharing your home.
I recommend speaking to a few brokers to get a feel for someone that you’ll enjoy having a relationship with…
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I would recommend Prudential-Douglas-Elliman’s Barbara Brown-Allen.
She is a gem!
PS, I’ve used Cobble Heights in the past and found them to be OK. There was a shake up there in the last couple of years and a lot of their long term agents, including management left – I’ve seen their names on Prudential ads.
I would never use Prudential, previously Marilyn Donahue because Alan works there and he was a horror show and a jerk – this was a while back but I would not trust him again.
Although she never got me a tenant, I like Frances at Vita Realty. She seems to be a decent person. I’ve listed with her several times over the years. That said, I have had better luck with tenants I have gotten myself. Lately that’s via Craigslist. Generally they stay longer and are a better fit. I think having them go through an agent filters information that I’d rather get first hand and use my judgment.
RBCG – I’d be happy to help you if I can. I recently rented an duplex brownstone apartment in Fort Greene where the renter paid the brokerage fee. I can provide you references if you’d like. kevin@realtyadvisorsgroup.com
Good luck with your rental.
I don’t have an agency to recommend for you, but…
First, I wanted to tell you that last fall, TimeOut did an article on trustworthy brokers.
Second, I highly recommend that you spend a chunk of time talking to them yourselves, especially because it sounds as though you’ll be sharing the building. What I’ve done is use my own number, vet them once with the telephone call, vet them a second time if I decide to show the place to them, and then if they pass muster, pass them on after that. I look for people who seem good-natured, intelligent, sensible, and forthright – and then let someone else deal with the financial-contractual part.