A Renter Decides Not to Go It Alone
Aug 10, 2018ImageJonathan Hooper in his new apartment on the Upper East Side. CreditKatherine Marks for The New York TimesBy Joyce CohenAug. 9, 2018Jonathan Hooper always lived with other people. In Nashville, he shared a big house. In New York, where he arrived five years ago, he shared small apartments. “This time, I was moving by myself,” he said. “It was my first time in New York as an actual human being living on his own.”Mr. Hooper, 33, a graduate of Vanderbilt University, started his hunt by using StreetEasy, checking for studios and one-bedrooms priced at up to $2,100 a month. He emailed agents about the many listings that looked reasonable.“I had to create a whole separate email account just for brokers, because my email was blowing up,” he said. He quickly found himself disorganized and overwhelmed. “They are not articulate about giving you information,” he said. “They would text you, ‘When do you want to see the apartment?’ It was a random phone number, and I was, like, ‘Who are you and what is the apartment?’”Imageimg alt class="css-1m50asq" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/08/12/reales...
