A Lesson Learned
Wednesday, September 10th, 2003Real Estate agencies in Vienna charge a 3-month commission for finding an apartment. I haven’t looked for an apt. in a major city in the US but I wouldn’t be surprised if it were the same there. So, I’m using an agency and they’ve found me an apartment and therefore I’ll be paying the comission. After a week of waiting to hear about when I could move in, I finally called on Monday to find out that the earliest I could sign the rental agreement would be on Thursday. Keep in mind that I wanted to move in on the weekend, given my work schedule. Here’s the conversation, translated from German:
“Could we meet any earlier so that I could be sure to get the keys before the weekend?”
“No.”
“Absolutely no possibility?”
“No.”
Allllllright. ”Could I get a copy of the rental agreement, given that I’m not a native German speaker and that I’d like to look over it at my leisure before I sign it?”
“That’s not possible.”
“Absolutely no possibility?”
“No.”
Allllllright. So I guess the commission isn’t for service. What is it for then?
