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I’ve been apartment hunting in Manhattan for the past month (pray for me) and I swear these broker showings have gotten bizarre. Last week this dude showed me a “luxury” studio in Murray Hill that was literally just a walk in closet with a hot plate. When I asked about the “kitchen island” in the listing he pointed to a folding table 💀

Then yesterday another broker tried to get me to put down a deposit on the SPOT for an apt I couldn’t even see inside because “someone else is coming at 3pm.” Like bro, this isnt concert tickets.

Is this normal now or am I just unlucky? I’ve got some money saved up for a decent place but these people are making me question reality. Anyone else dealing with this nonsense or have recs for brokers who aren’t completely unhinged?

Bonus points if you know any that actually respond to texts within the same calendar year 😅