Just FYI back in the day when it was IMPOSSIBLE to get an apartment in NYC (it seems to be getting like that now, well at least the well-priced ones) my brother saw a building owner taking out the recycling one night. He went over and said "I'd love to live in this building, and I'd be happy to do the recycling for free for as long as I live here". He was in a new apartment within a few weeks, he did the recycling for 10 years there and the landlord never raised his rent AND he avoided a broker fee. We all kidded him for it, but he lived in a fantastic neighborhood for low rent and a chore he probably would have helped out with anyway (he's like that). Sometimes it helps to think outside the box.