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We Love Craigslist, too. But Not for Renting Apartments.
Here's Why . . . |
At Craigslist, you have to go online every day, almost every hour, to get the latest listings.
Rent-Direct.com will email you the latest listings Alert that matches your profile, instantly and automatically. Each Alert has a link to our website, so you can see any building pictures, interior photos, and street panoramas that we may have. You'll have a record of every new listing, with all the details, that matches your profile.
On Craigslist, you have to go through a ton of broker ads and disguised broker ads, even in the "no fee" section.
On Rent-Direct.com, we keep the brokers out. Period. All listings are 100% No Broker's Fee - Guaranteed!
At Craigslist, when you find you need to really speak with someone about some aspect of finding a new apartment, you can't. There is no customer service department to talk to.
Rent-Direct.com has LIVE customer support 7 days per week. We'll talk to you about any apartment rental question you have; whether about your move, getting landlord approval, or about guarantors. Rent-Direct.com is the specialist in the New York Metro rental marketplace. We are not just an electronic bulletin board.
On Craigslist, brokers keep reposting the same ads, over and over again, to keep them on page 1. Talk about confusing and wasting your time!
We don't. On Rent-Direct.com, when you've viewed a listing, the listings says you viewed it. No more wasted effort. And we show you the date every listing was updated.
On Craigslist, you have to hunt through all the listings to find out who has an Open House.
Our Open House Alerts notify you by email instantly and automatically with the details of every open house. We even give you a shortcut to all your open houses when you log in. Talk about convenience!
Craigslist listings: some have the information you need, most don't. Craigslist allows any poster to write whatever they want in the listing. That's why so many Craigslist users are shocked when they visit the apartments.
Rent-Direct.com has meaningful standards that must be met before we will list an apartment. We gather the information that we know you need to have, such as; cross streets, lease type, landlord financial requirements, necessary paperwork for approval, building description, and of course, the apartment amenities.
On Craigslist, you'll discover how many 'phantom' apartments exist in New York. You might even begin to think there are more great apartments, at unbelievably low prices, than there are people in New York.
On Rent-Direct.com every apartment listed is truly for rent. Guaranteed. Sure, it's nice having the fantasy that billions of apartments are available out there, but you know the truth; it's a limited supply of good apartments. So why waste your time chasing down phantom apartment. Stick with real information on real apartments.
Finally, A Word of Caution about Craigslist . . .
Our biggest piece of advice when using Craigslist listings is: beware of false information!
Check out what ABC News says about Craiglist's Craig Newmark:
"Newmark still spends about half his 40-hour work week at the Craigslist headquarters...filtering through e-mailed complaints of fraud and investigating potential scams. The vast majority are "bait and switch" scams and other frauds perpetrated by landlords and apartment brokers in New York, the site's largest source of rental listings after San Francisco...the New York section is now so rife with con artists that they may begin charging landlords to discourage illegitimate listings."
Source: ABC News
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