I, Richard, have been working in Astoria since 1988. My partner, Rachida, has been working in real estate since 2000. We opened our office together, R&R Realty, at 22 – 04 33rd St in Astoria in 2007.
I don’t trust brokers at all and am very skeptical of the need to have one. Richard, I think, is the exception. He was very straight with me and didn’t push me to a decision. When I made the decision to get the place, he got the owner meet me the next morning and they had the lease ready to sign. Richard even negotiated with the owner that morning, which I’m not used to at all. I appreciated what he did.