kigaltan

kigaltan t1_ja5o5io wrote

I used to live nearby, though not in that building. Just a warning, there's a chocolate factory next door, and it makes the whole area smell like chocolate. You might think that's a good thing, but when you have to live with the overpowering stench of chocolate all day, you get tired of it real fast. Just be warned before you move in.

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kigaltan t1_iv0ulzf wrote

Some big buildings do their own marketing, so they don't have realtor fees. But, their rent tends to be more expensive. Just do the arithmetic for the places you're looking at: saving one month's rent by not going through realtor is equal to a 1/12th discount over one year. For example, one year in a $2600/month place with no realtor fee will cost you just as much as one year in a $2400/month place with a realtor. $2600*12 = $2400*13 = $31,200.

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