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Go Forth and Conquer: 5 Best Resources to Find No Fee Apartment Rental Listings in NYC

by | Feb 25, 2016

You’re going for the gold. That coveted no-fee apartment listing is in your sight and you won’t be deterred. If this is the case, I sincerely hope you’ve done your homework and understand the ins and outs of what you really want from this no fee listing. You have? Then we’re all set. Where do you start your search? Here are the 5 best resources for finding that dream no fee listing in NYC.  The websites listed acquire their no fee listings directly from management companies, landlords or brokers.

1. NYBits

This website prominently displays its “Search No-Fee Rentals” button right on the front page. You definitely won’t miss it. It’s also one of the few sites that deals primarily with no-fee listings, with about 80% of their listings labeled “no-fee” NYBits is known for having solid no-fee listings from management companies, but do not have no-fee listings from brokers. Well, we can’t all be perfect. This is still a solid and useful site to kick off that no fee search.

2. NakedApartments

NakedApartments is known to have a large variety of rental options in the outer boroughs. If you’re looking for that Brooklyn or Queens pad, this is the website to search. About one-third of NakedApartment listings are considered No-Fee, and the site sets up checks and balances to ensure listings are not fake. Essentially, the site verifies broker licensing information, public records and ban agents who have posted bait-and-switch listings. This website has a whole slew of options to make your search as efficient as possible. For example, they group duplicate listings in one place so that you can have all your broker options offered on one page. Pretty cool, right?

3. Streeteasy

This site posts listings from major brokerages and management companies. It fields fake listings by requiring an address for every post. For those of you who like to get into the nitty gritty numbers, Streeteasy allows people to view the prices at which the apartments were listed in the past. Definitely a cool feature! This is an information-heavy platform that gives you the straight facts.

https://www.theagencyre.com/?utm_source=BannerAd&utm_medium=Julep%20&utm_campaign=NoFeeApartmentRentalStrategies4. Listings Project

This unique apartment searching resource, created by artist Stephanie Diamond, is a free email list of available no-fee rentals. The emails, which come out every Wednesday, are created by Diamond, who curates and personally contacts each lister before posting any rentals to the email. Every week about 200-250 properties are sent out through the Listing Project, and all are guaranteed to be no-fees. This site has been particularly useful for people looking to avoid scam brokers and bait-and-switch Craigslist ads.

5. Renthop

This site features a one of a kind scoring method called “HopScore.” The score indicates whether the apartment is a good value and how reliable the landlord/lease agent is. It also boasts an impressive search filter system that allows you not only to search “no fee listings” but also “reduced fee listings.” While the majority of no fee listings will be found in Manhattan, Renthop can also show you a decent selection in Brooklyn and Queens.

Obviously, there are many different sites at your disposal. The key is to not just picking your favorite platform, but using all of them in order to ascertain whether listings are legitimate or not. These are the sites that we feel are the most user-friendly and flexible. If you want even more sites, we suggest checking out this BrickUnderground article.

Everyone wants a no fee listing. Keep in mind that, by searching solo, you miss out on about 75% of New York’s listings. A trusted team of real estate agents, like Triplemint’s, provide you with a wider view of the market. That being said, if you’re determined to find that no fee, go forth and conquer. Good luck!

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