Now that you’ve decided to pursue a no-fee rental in New York City and you’ve done your due diligence, you feel really ready to get going. You even have an arsenal of resources and tips to use on your search. But which neighborhoods in New York have the most no-fee rental apartments?
We’ve compiled a list of neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens that, in our experience, have more no-fee listings than others. Our findings are based on a healthy combination of professional experience from TripleMint‘s Real Estate experts, research from NYBits, NakedApartments, and RentHop.
To be sure, at any given time the number of no-fee rental listings will fluctuate among neighborhoods, but no-fee rental options tend to pop-up in these neighborhoods more often than others. As we’ve written before, you can find these listings on various listings-search websites, building management websites and through friends. But with this list of neighborhoods in hand, you have a starting place to hit the pavement and approach buildings yourself.
Here are the 10 neighborhoods with a high frequency of 
no-fee rental listings in New York City:
To recap, no-fee listings generally mean the following: the landlord decided to pay the broker fee for the client. In some cases, no-fee listings are properties priced above market value. They are labeled no-fee to advertise seemingly lower, marked-down price. In reality, there is little to no difference between the price of no-fee listings and listings you pursue with a broker. If anything, no-fee apartments will cost you more than working with a broker.
Working with a broker can save you significant amounts of time and money. The TripleMint team is well equipped to help you navigate the ins and outs of New York real estate. They will make your home search refreshingly simple. That being said, there is a wealth of options out there in these neighborhoods – good luck!
