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New York City<\/a> has the most challenging apartment rental market in the country. Prices are sky high. Great apartments get snapped up in hours. There are dozens of neighborhoods to choose from (exciting!), but each one is like its own small market, with quirks and challenges of its own (frustrating). And applications require so much documentation you might think you\u2019re applying for security clearance at the State Department. That’s why it’s important to work with a real estate broker, and learn the best tips for meeting your broker in the current market.<\/p>\n

Real Estate Brokers Provide Expertise<\/h2>\n

For a fee<\/a> (usually a hefty 15%), real estate brokers<\/a> promise to transform this madness into method, creating an efficient and painless experience that ends with you moving into an apartment you love. But do they live up to that promise? To answer that question, we followed rental brokers and agents from some of the city\u2019s most reputable firms as they worked with clients. The most surprising takeaway? Over and over again, we saw that the success of a broker\/client relationship depends not just on the quality of the broker (more about that below) but also on you, <\/i>the client. Put simply, there\u2019s a right way and a wrong way to work with a broker.<\/p>\n

Here’s our tips to know before meeting your broker in 2014!<\/p>\n

Tip #1:\u00a0 Understand the process going in<\/a><\/p>\n

Tip #2:\u00a0 Work with the right expert<\/a><\/p>\n

Tip #3: \u00a0Commit to the process<\/a><\/p>\n

Tip #4:\u00a0 Remember that not everything is your broker’s fault<\/a><\/p>\n

Tip #5:\u00a0 Be clear about what you want<\/a><\/p>\n

And one bonus tip: Keep the faith<\/a>, because you’ll find something great!<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy the series and find it useful. Let us know what you think!\u00a0 You can email us<\/a>, tweet us, or find us on Facebook and Google+!<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: We updated this article to enhance readability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York City has the most challenging apartment rental market in the country. Prices are sky high. Great apartments get snapped up in hours. There are dozens of neighborhoods to choose from (exciting!), but each one is like its own small market, with quirks and challenges of its own (frustrating). And applications require so much […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19507,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[269],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1376","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brokers-and-landlords"},"yoast_head":"\nTips to Know Before Meeting Your Broker in 2014 - Real Estate Topics, Tips, and Guides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you meeting your broker for the first time? 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