Negotiating Broker's fee for apartment rental? (XP)
Sorry for the XP, but I wanted some responses from all you ladies who have been in these shoes...
Can it be done?
We really tried so hard to find something on our own through Craigslist with no fee and eventually wound up finding something yesterday that was perfect, but the listing on CL was through a realtor. The realtor gave us the address and we made an appt. to see the apt for 10 am. The couple who owns the house showed us around at 10:10 when they saw us sitting out front in the car. The realtor didn't show up until 11 am. By then we had already decided we loved the place and that the couple who owned the house were really nice.
Now I have to give this realtor, who we met as we passed in the driveway because we had to leave by the time she got there, $1,500?!
Is there a way to negotiate this fee at all?
Can it be done?
We really tried so hard to find something on our own through Craigslist with no fee and eventually wound up finding something yesterday that was perfect, but the listing on CL was through a realtor. The realtor gave us the address and we made an appt. to see the apt for 10 am. The couple who owns the house showed us around at 10:10 when they saw us sitting out front in the car. The realtor didn't show up until 11 am. By then we had already decided we loved the place and that the couple who owned the house were really nice.
Now I have to give this realtor, who we met as we passed in the driveway because we had to leave by the time she got there, $1,500?!
Is there a way to negotiate this fee at all?
