Apt Hunting Heartbreak Story
So I've been searching for the past few months for an apt in NY (mainly bk and queens). I considered a roommate, met with them, and vibed a bit. When we started to get into specifics on budget, income, credit, etc, red flags kept spiraling, so I let that go. One morning, I happened to see a listing for an apartment in Brooklyn on Craigslist that was absolutely perfect. I looked up the apt on StreetEasy for the history of rentals, and it was the same agent for past listings, so I knew it wasn't a scam; I reached out, viewed the apartment at an open house, and I thought that this was it. As soon as the agent sent the application in the afternoon, I was ON IT! I had all the documents ready, so I just had to fill out the form. Idk how, but two people got their applications in before me (the agent was very communicative throughout the process). The second one had some discrepancies in their application, but the first one and mine looked promising according to him, and he said he would let me know within a few days how things go. I really thought I was going to have it. A couple of days later, the agent reached back out to say that the first person got approved, and I was SICKKKKK! Now I'm back to the drawing table considering everything (roommates, reaching out to agents, management companies, etc.) As a NY native, this sucks. I am a first-time renter too, so I know I still have a lot to learn and a lot to experience too. Just needed to let that out. :(