Is rent-direct.com a scam?
May 30, 2007 10:45 AM Subscribe
Has anyone used rent-direct.com to get a list of apartments in Manhattan?
It's $249, but they say you don't have to pay a broker's fee and that you talk directly to landlords. My scam sensors went off big time.
It's $249, but they say you don't have to pay a broker's fee and that you talk directly to landlords. My scam sensors went off big time.
I've never heard any real, live success story from
rent-direct or any similar service. Supposedly, apartments in Manhattan go so fast that the list is definitively obsolete by the time you even receive it. To any extent that is somewhat of an exaggeration, I echo brain_drain's thoughts.
posted by bunnycup at 11:08 AM on May 30, 2007
rent-direct or any similar service. Supposedly, apartments in Manhattan go so fast that the list is definitively obsolete by the time you even receive it. To any extent that is somewhat of an exaggeration, I echo brain_drain's thoughts.
posted by bunnycup at 11:08 AM on May 30, 2007
This thread contains a lot of comments from people who mostly seem none-too-happy with their rentdirect experience.
posted by veronica sawyer at 11:42 AM on May 30, 2007
posted by veronica sawyer at 11:42 AM on May 30, 2007
Yes, per several friends who've been suckered by this service (or similar ones), it's a definite scam, run away.
posted by saladin at 11:50 AM on May 30, 2007
posted by saladin at 11:50 AM on May 30, 2007
Can happily confirm that they are a complete waste of time and money. Call management companies directly...
posted by lovejones at 11:59 AM on May 30, 2007
posted by lovejones at 11:59 AM on May 30, 2007
Don't do it. Waste of money. I did it back when it was only around $100.00 bucks.
posted by zackola at 12:17 PM on May 30, 2007
posted by zackola at 12:17 PM on May 30, 2007
Relatedly, I used it when looking in Queens and Brooklyn, and it was pretty much a bust.
posted by doift at 12:53 PM on May 30, 2007
posted by doift at 12:53 PM on May 30, 2007
I used it for Bklyn when it was cheaper. Not enough listings to make it worth the cost, since you'll probably end up going through a broker anyway, as I did.
posted by sonofslim at 2:35 PM on May 30, 2007
posted by sonofslim at 2:35 PM on May 30, 2007
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posted by brain_drain at 10:53 AM on May 30, 2007