Apartment Hunt Stand-In
NYC listings go in hours. You can't always be there in person.
Send a vetted local to tour an apartment on your behalf — live video walkthrough, real photos, honest notes on noise, light, water pressure, and the walk from the train.
- Turnaround
- Bookable with as little as three hours notice. The written report lands within an hour of the viewing.
- How pricing works
- Flat rate per viewing, with a reduced rate for additional viewings in the same neighbourhood on the same day.
- Where
- Manhattan · Brooklyn · Queens · The Bronx · Staten Island
What's included
- A live video walkthrough you join from anywhere
- Unedited photos of every room, plus the hallway, entrance, and street
- Water pressure, cell signal, and noise checked and reported
- Your specific questions asked to the agent, with their answers recorded
- The real walk time to the nearest subway, measured not estimated
- A written report delivered within an hour of the viewing
What's not
- Negotiating, applying, or signing anything on your behalf
- Paying a deposit or holding fee for you
- Any legal or brokerage advice — the stand-in is your eyes, not your agent
- A guarantee that the unit is still available by the time you decide
If you need something on this list, send it through the box below — some of it we can arrange, it's just not part of the standard job.
How it works
- Send the listing and your must-ask questions
- Stand-in tours on schedule and streams it live to you
- You get a written report with photos within the hour
Who it's for
- Out-of-state and international renters moving to NYC sight-unseen
- Anyone at work during the only viewing window
- People who want a second opinion before signing a 12-month lease
Questions people actually ask
Will the broker let someone else tour it?
Almost always, but the stand-in identifies themselves honestly as touring on your behalf. We don't pretend to be you.
Can they hold the apartment for me?
No. They can't sign, pay, or commit to anything on your behalf. They gather information and you decide.
What if the listing turns out to be fake?
That happens more than you'd think, and you get told immediately. Bait listings are reported back with the evidence, and that viewing isn't billed.
Your situation not covered above?
If what you need is close to this but not quite it — a weird building, an odd hour, a job that spans two of these — describe it here. It goes straight to the founder, and unusual requests are how new services get added.
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