If I found the apartment myself, why do I still have to pay a broker fee ?🤦‍♀️

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It's bs, but you can negotiate the broker fee down

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How far down can you negotiate it? 1 months rent is outrageous to me. I’d be willing to pay like 20% maybe

So brokers like me can put food on the table 😉

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OP also wants to put food on their own table, without paying someone thousands when they found the apt themselves. I think it’s a valid question

because it's like buying a house; the agent gets paid for representing the landlord and not specifically for finding you.

Try to negotiate with the landlord though

If you DM me which firm and whose the broker, I can look into it.

u broker as a side gig?
worth it?

You don’t? Reach out to the landlord/management company directly

I offered cash with a certification letter from the broker (so I wouldn’t get fucked) and he gave me a break from that and since I had good credit

Did you find the apartment yourself from building company’s website or a listing on a 3rd party site that may have been posted by the broker?

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