Golden Key Realty is awesome. If you're moving to or within Astoria, be sure to call them. You'll be grateful you did.
This is a special review and shout-out to Justin Conkling at Golden Key Realty, who was one of the kindest and most professional real estate agents I've had the pleasure of working with.
I was living outside NY for the past four years, and moving back this summer was one of the most stressful experiences I've ever had. I had a lot of things going on. I needed to live near a good public school for my kids and I had a very strict budget. Justin showed me several listings and was never pushy. He was the only agent who seemed to want what was best for me regardless of the outcome of my home search.
Near the end of my search, I got restless and put a deposit down on a place. The next day, however, I had second thoughts. It simply wasn't the right apartment for me and my family. Being a New Yorker myself, I was sure that deposit money was lost forever. Justin, however, renewed my belief in the goodness of people by not hesitating to return to me my deposit. I do regret not signing my lease through Golden Key Reality, but I hope I can make it up by coming back to them when I'm ready to move to a new home. read more