Case Studies
How one client bypassed the dreaded broker.
How one client bypassed the dreaded broker.

An AptStar client was completely in love with an apartment he had seen through a broker, and of course, it had a big 15% broker fee attached to it... 

I had an idea... 

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You got us views of the Empire State Building!
You got us views of the Empire State Building!

A couple from Chicago contacted me to have me help them find a great apartment since they were relocating to New York City. They wanted to wanted to save as much money as... 

I had an idea... 

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It's a Dog's Life
It's a Dog's Life

A bright scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University called me with what seemed to him an insurmountable problem. He has a 43lb dog and had been turned down by two landlords because of the weight of his dog. 

"I love him. I can’t get rid of him. I just need to find an apartment." 

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Landlord raised the rent - Time to Move!
Landlord raised the rent - Time to Move!

Landlord raised the rent and it was time to move to a larger space

A portfolio manager at one of New York City's largest firms received his renewal lease and it had an extra couple of hundred dollars tacked onto it. If he was going to pay more he wanted a larger and better apartment to justify the increase in the money he spent on rent. 

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Works at Google and Needs to be Within Walking Distance.
Works at Google and Needs to be Within Walking Distance.

Works at Google and Needs to be Within Walking Distance

A software engineer who works at Google's Chelsea 8th Avenue office spent a couple of days looking at subpar apartments with brokers. He then found me through a referral. 

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First Time Renter, No Guarantor, and Still Out of the Country!
First Time Renter, No Guarantor, and Still Out of the Country!

It's the first time I rent, I do not have a guarantor, and I am still out of the country!

A Dartmouth Master's Degree graduate with a job waiting for her in New York City, wanted to avoid a bad rental experience and didn't want her first rental to be misguided by her lack of experience.

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