Best tips/apps for apartment hunting in NYC? Open to any and all advice - am a first timer

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Streeteasy and then filter on no fee apartments

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Get a high enough floor that you don’t have to deal with cockroaches and rats. Make sure there is ample lighting.

Look for 2-3 months free and no broker fees.

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^more common than you would think so be sure to not be surprised if you see rats and cockroaches, even in nice apartments. However, the landlord is legally required to pay for a terminator

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Don’t believe a word brokers tell you (assuming you see an apartment with one). Make sure to agree on the fee before viewing and the apartment better be cheap as hell for a fee at all considering everyone offering concessions right now.

Don’t go to any big buildings with a broker - you can usually go on your own through the leasing office and get better rate/concessions.

I recommend nybits - great way to find doormen buildings if that’s what you’re into.

Also - make sure to figure out what kind of heating/cooling/windows the place has. Electric heat with poorly insulated windows can be a fortune (speaking from bad experience).

Make sure to check what your walk will be like to places you go a lot (say dry cleaners or groceries or subway).

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Check the shower water pressure and if you can noise between rooms and upstairs / downstairs (that one is hard to check for). Right now there are some crazy deals so don’t fall for any broker billshit. I recommend Emily’s list on top of nybits

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Don’t go through a broker, honestly streeteasy is super easy to use. I’ve switched apartments 4 times in NYC already, and there’s a lot of great apartments / good deals out there, it just depends on what you’re looking for.

Personal favorite areas are Hell’s Kitchen and Long Island City — both are relatively new areas, so there’s usually great deals. LIC has amazing an value proposition with much more space, but I know a lot of people are unwilling to give up living in the heart of the city :) Lower East Side is also great, but spaces are usually much smaller.

In general, I’d recommend scheduling a bunch of in person tours of the places — photos can be really deceiving. Also always try to negotiate for a month or two off, regardless of what they’re currently offering. I’ve had success all 4 times, and the current environment is great for locking in lower prices, esp. for longer tenors.

Happy to give recs on apartments in Hell’s Kitchen and LIC as well :)

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Unpopular opinion. Don't move to NYC 😂. Move to Hoboken or somewhere in Jersey City where rents are cheaper, apartments are bigger, and you have access to New York City.

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This is a great option for people who don't want to live in NYC, but who do want to experience all of it's wonders like the overcrowded NJTransit/PATH trains/busses and Penn station at 6pm.

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