On Rental Brokers Are Useless
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On Rental Brokers Are Useless
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On Rental Brokers Are Useless
It is like going into a restaurant ordering food and when the bill comes saying I do not want to pay the tip or the bill because I could of cooked at home. To be called scum from an attorney, now that hurts! Being in the legal field I would think you would be the first to understand the need for brokers. The legal climate in NYC is such that it is so pro-tenant that renting an apartment is like applying for a mortgage in other areas. The reason brokers need to collect and verify all these documents is because landlords do not want to be stuck with some tenant who sits in his property anywhere from 6 months to a year without paying rent and costs an unbelievable amount in legal costs to remove. NYC is such that is it nearly impossible to kick a tenant out; even when they stop paying rent. Landlords do not want the headache of dealing with the crazy public so they hire an intermediary to buffer themselves from the headache. And you should feel the same, do you know how many deals would be ruined if you spoke directly to the landlord. A lot of landlords are rude, arrogant, and if you thinking waiting 20 minutes on a broker or super is bad try depending on meeting with a landlord who is rich and knows his shit will rent with or without you. They are arrogant and often rude. Brokers verify credit, after spending time with you we also tell the landlord if you are nice and polite or maybe otherwise. A good broker in NYC works 70 hours a week. If you want a loyal broker than you should clearly let them know from the outset you do not want the hassle and that you will not cheat (even if you do) and you will be much more likely to get an agent who focuses on you. After awhile in the business you know who is a cheat, unrealistic, deluded, a time waster or a professional who does not have the time or energy to waste and is loyal and expects great service. That is who brokers focus on, so maybe the shit show experiences you had were from new agents who had nothing better on their plate that day and gave you a half assed go since you were not worth the time (proof that you used a broker and didn't pay a fee.) I bet you used them to find your place then like any good corporate scum bag attorney screwed him/her over. The vacancy rate is so low there are usually five applications on any decent apartment; a good broker positions you to win. And there is no way around it unless you go on streeteasy and deal with the landlords yourself...goodluck and god bless ;-) I literally had a guy after working with him for a week tell me one of his buddies is a broker and he was going to apply with him for an apartment I found him. People who use brokers knowing brokers do not get paid anything, in fact at least waiters get min wage, we pay to work, we pay for our marketing, business cards, search databases, copying keys for you, taking you around in cabs, spending hours searching databases for you, and then after using brokers cheap scumbags can not wait to try to go behind your back and try to screw you out of your well deserved and well earned commission. Sometimes it is out of the agents hands when things run behind, supers don't show up, shit happens. It is a messy process- if you don't like it go live in Ohio.
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On Rental Brokers Are Useless
@Diana Jarvis....That is such bullshit. Coops are the last real form of housing discrimination left. You have people fill out insane board packages and have brokers spend a week collating documents and then with no reason given deny them. Often it is about if you go to same synagogue, certain college, and fit a certain profile they like.