BEWARE!! This company is a RIP OFF. First I was charged a $100 application fee in which I know is illegal now. Real estate company is suppose to only charge the standard $20 fee to pull a credit report. When I challenged Izzy (Broker) about it he said I was paying for "special" services in addition. for example he could talk to rental mgmt on behalf of us to help get approved and will show us many other units as well for no additional fee if the one in question doesn't work out. I was shown a rental that I felt completely in love with. It had everything and more that I wanted. So of course I was persuaded to give up the steep $100 fee in which I knew was a scam. They wanted the other 2 applicants to as well pay $100 each as well. WTF? I asked them to waive it bc it was beyond ridiculous. However they did agree to waive it. Izzy was ok in the beginning. He would respond pretty quickly but was always on his phone while showing us the unit both times. It was like he was not interested in being bother by us. I felt we weren't the "right" kind of applicants for this unit in his eyes. It was a penthouse unit. After being strung along for weeks, Aliyah from the office called us in for an appointment with the rental management. I'm thinking ok wow, it looks like we got the apartment. They had all our paperwork, income, credit scores, etc. Why would they call us in for an in person interview if we weren't strong applicants and ready for a lease to be presented. And note, I've been going back and fourth with these people with docs and answering all the questions asked. They knew everything before hand. We all get there and sat down with both Moishe and Aliyah and the guy from the rental mgmt. Lets call him PA (Prick Asshole) It started off pleasant. Then he had our files and started going through them asking us questions that was already answered prior coming to this meeting. I didn't mind the same questions again but it was the way he asked them. He talked to us as if we were children and every answer we gave him to his questions, he kept challenging our questions with sarcastic remarks and more questions on top of the answers we already gave. At the end of the meeting he then said, well... we have another person coming to see the unit on Sunday (this day was Friday) and if they didn't measure up, then he would see. WTF?!?! Ok, WHY would you call us in for an appointment and you're still planning on showing someone else the apt after making this appt with us? Aliyah looked uncomfortable in the meeting as well as her partner Moishe. They knew at that point we weren't gonna get the apt. She later on texted me AFTER I had to reach out first. She says it doesn't look good for us. Then afterwards, I haven't heard anything from them since. Izzy has NEVER reached out with additional units. O wait he did give me an address to look at a place on my own. That was in the beginning after we 1st met & after showing us the 1st unit, BEFORE the "meeting". That unit was in the hood across the street from the projects in Bushwick. I guess he figured we would fit better there. He told me it was a 3 bed in which I requested..., got there it was a tiny 2 bed apt. Our experience was horrible. We were kept hanging on a string for almost a month by them to just not say yes or no.
RENNIT, TELL EVRYONE WHY IS THERE A $100 APPLICATION FEE?? They came across some kind of loop hole to scam and take advantage of people. I told this story to another broker and he was aware of Rennit's loophole they found to take people money while not even helping them further with other apartment searches if one unit denies your application. Stay away from them. They tend to probably be more favorable to others who don't look like me. The rental mgmt is hasidic Jew. So I was prepared for the kind of personality we encountered. You get my drift. I will make sure my other 2 applicants follow up with a review as well. read more