Finding an apartment in Boston is impossible, and it seems as though most brokers know this and do their best used-car-dealer impression to sign you to a place in which you are not interested. My experience with Jacob Realty was quite refreshing. Our agent Dave Saggasse was experienced, professional and he worked with us on finding a place that we wanted; didn't show us anything that wouldn't interest us, therefore not wasting our time or his. He genuinely cared about our long term happiness and was almost quicker than I was in saying NO to listings he didn't think would work. Most importantly was that I felt good at the end of the day - not swindled, not anxious, and not feeling like i took our new place just to have something. Long story short - Jacob Realty is the place to go to find great units. The people at Jacob Realty help so much through this process. They are very knowledgeable and willing to be flexible as far as timing goes and working a deal until you get the apartment that you deserve. Dave and his manager Tony went above beyond what was called for to help. They both called the landlord several times and worked out us taking the apartment in the middle of October, which in essence gave us 10 days free of rent. I would recommend them highly.
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