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Moving to New York is not like Brooklyn moving to any other city. In cities outside of the tri-state area, finding an apartment that is spacious and affordable is not an unreasonable expectation, but in New York, the price of real estate is so high that people are often left wondering why they pay so much for such a small living space. Because of this, the process of moving to New York becomes exponentially difficult, because seeking out and finding an apartment can be very frustrating. Aside from the high cost of apartments in New York (and especially in Manhattan), there is also the problem of availability; good apartments get snatched up very quickly, and it is often hard to secure a place because apartments are in such high demand. Because this is such a big problem among people who are looking to move to New York, it is extremely important to find a reliable source to rent apartments from, and often times this entails hiring a broker. The problem with hiring brokers is that it can become extremely expensive, and added to the already high cost of apartments in New York, it often creates an additional strain on the person that is moving. So what is the best way to find an apartment in New York? If hiring a broker is too expensive, are there alternatives such as Internet web sites? If one does decide to rent an apartment from a web site, are there any ways to know whether one website is more reliable than another?

With the rise of the Internet in our daily lives, people often flock to the Internet when they begin their apartment search. Sites like Craigslist have become increasingly popular, and people are beginning to rely heavily on such user-run sites. The problem with sites like Craigslist is that it is often difficult to tell which postings are genuine and which ones are scams. More and more, Craigslist is becoming a haven for scam artists and advertising schemes, and it is often difficult to know if you can trust people that are posting on Craigslist. Sometimes it may not even be safe, because the people that are offering apartments can have ulterior motives that the user is unaware of. For this reason, it becomes increasingly important to consult sites that are reliable and trustworthy.

One way to tell if a site is more reliable is whether or not it costs any money to post a listing on the respective site. For example, Craigslist is free, so it poses no restriction on anyone that wants to post a listing, so that anyone can put a posting of whatever they want, as much as they want, without any limitation. This fact has pushed Craigslist users to request that Craigslist charge a small fee for postings, so that scam artists would be less inclined to post subversive listings on the web site. For this reason, sites such as New York Times Real Estate or Renthop.com are preferable to Craigslist, because they charge a fee for their posting.

The consequences of web sites that charge for postings is that brokers are more inclined to use those sites. Since brokers have an incentive in renting apartments (they will make money off of the deal) they will be more inclined to use sites that charge for posts because they know that the money will pay off in the end. Likewise, if more brokers use a particular website, there is a higher chance that the postings will be genuine, and that the people you are working with are legitimate. So one thing to take away is that if a website is a marketplace for brokers and real estate firms, it is probably a more legitimate source of rental apartments than sites such as Craigslist. Therefore, one thing to look for on a site is whether or not the person advertising the apartment is a real estate agent in a firm. New York Times Real Estate and Renthop.com have many real estate brokers that post firms on these sites, and therefore, these sites are more preferable.

Another thing to consider when searching apartments on the Internet is the amount of postings a given user has. If a certain user (that is not a real estate broker) has dozens of postings for apartments, it becomes more unlikely that the poster is genuine because it is unlikely that they have so many apartments up for rent at once. If a certain scam artist wants to get his posting across, it may be in their interest to post many listings, so that there is a higher chance that people will fall into the trap. But real estate agents seldom post dozens of listings for the simple fact that at any given time there may not be so many apartments available. Obviously this does not hold true with large real estate firms, but for the most part, it is a criteria that should be followed. nyc manhattan movers

Similarly, any posting that does not have pictures is one that should be approached with caution. This may already be obvious because it is hard to tell what an apartment is like without pictures that accompany it. But more than that, having pictures posted on the site gives proof that the apartment is actually in existence, and that the posting is not put there simply for other reasons. However, the simple fact that there are pictures on the web site does not mean that it is genuine; any scam artist can decide to put pictures on a listing that are not genuine pictures as well.

Because of all this, it is better to use sites like nytimes.com and renthop.com in selecting apartments because the source is trustworthy. If you have the additional cash to spend on broker’s fees, it may be worth your while to do so, but if you do not, it still may be better to consult websites like these than risk wasting your time and money on sites like Craigslist.

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