Astoria broker/apartment advice & info

[dan_mcinerney]

Hi everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster.

My apologies if this has been discussed all ready but I couldn't find it. Does anyone know any good realtors to find a place in Astoria, places you've had good experiences with or at least not bad ones? I all ready live here in our beloved neighborhood, but I need to find a new place.

Thanks!

[mcdirk]

Amorelli Realty up on 30th Avenue is good, Neon on Broadway is good as well.

[dspaneas]

Lisa Teahan at MQ Reality (offices on Broadway and Steinway)-real good! She was great help to me in finding my place.

[daisy]

There are a number of good realtors and advice discussed here:

http://astorians.com/index.php?topic=2527.0

[dan_mcinerney]

Great. Thanks everyone!

[abopevents]

Aly Lizardo, above the Starbucks on Ditmars and 31st. www.alysrentals.com She helped me find a place (office) very quickly, has been doing Astoria real estate forever, and is really cool.

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[rdc]

I had a very good experience with ACME Realty on 30th Ave.

[Timarimba]

I would like to take this opportunity to say DON'T work with Liz from Metropolis Realty (on 23rd ave).  The other people in there are cool, but she's a swindler (trust me I know first hand).  I was getting into an argument with her about getting my deposit back (from an apartment where her brother was the landlord) and after I stormed off, one of the other employees there caught up with me down the street and told me they've seen her do that dozens of times and that I should take her to small claims court.. anyway, just beware of her. 

Tim

[goldfish boy]

I would like to take this opportunity to say DON'T work with Liz from Metropolis Realty (on 23rd ave).  The other people in there are cool, but she's a swindler (trust me I know first hand).  I was getting into an argument with her about getting my deposit back (from an apartment where her brother was the landlord) and after I stormed off, one of the other employees there caught up with me down the street and told me they've seen her do that dozens of times and that I should take her to small claims court.. anyway, just beware of her. 

Tim

Whew--makes me glad I gave up on Liz because of her extreme disorganization and airheadedness.

[duluoz_cats]

Whew--makes me glad I gave up on Liz because of her extreme disorganization and airheadedness.

Oooh! Me, too! The woman drove me nuts!! She took me to a million places, none of which met my requirements. :idiot: I thought it was just me!

I used Chantal Masrahi at Aamen Realty (718.726.4141), the office is right through the walkway at the Ditmars station. While not perfect, she was really nice, listened to what I wanted (and got it for me, too), and helped me fix a mistake on my lease right away.

[urrisgirl]

I really like Manny from Neon Realty. He was really nice and did not pressure me or show me places that were a waste of time. Neon used to be on Broadway- they are now on 31st Street near 30th ave.

I worked with Chantel at Aamen Realty years ago and did not like her at all. They were charging a month and a half commission when most of the other realtors were only charing one month and she showed me places that were completely out of my price range.

[SpecialK]

I used Remax at Steinway and 34th - nice folks, saw a couple things that were out of my price range, but I liked them overall and found the perfect apartment for me.

[urrisgirl]

Has anyone used Venus Realty in Astoria? What was your impression?
Thanks!

[MTW]

I used Remax at Steinway and 34th - nice folks, saw a couple things that were out of my price range, but I liked them overall and found the perfect apartment for me.

I had a really good experience with Remax.  They found the apt. I have been in for over 2 years now.  Prior to using them, we went out with various realtors who were very pushy and acting like they were doing us a favor.

[bennyt]

I wholeheartedly recommend Kim at Halvatzis Realty (Ditmars, 28th/29th).  Several other people recommended her to us, and we had a great experience with her- we found an incredible apartment in our price range very quickly (exact opposite of our experience in the Manhannat real estate market).

bennyt