Karla is an absolute dream to work with! Over the past 10 years, I have had fortunate opportunities to move around the United States for my career, and often it has been within a month's notice. This move to Boston happened in two weeks - so it was an overwhelming situation to find a safe and decent place for an Asian female (this social climate has been often times stressful and triggering). I also had a budget and a maximum distance I could be for work because I wanted to walk since I don't drive and wasn't comfortable taking public transportation in the (hopefully) tail-end of a pandemic.
Karla was so incredibly helpful! We had to conduct virtual tours as I was not in Boston yet, and Karla was able to accommodate that. Karla kindly explained the viewing/application process. Karla taught me that Boston realtors will typically ask for a deposit to go with the application (and an standard application fee) because people will often submit SEVERAL applications and not necessarily be serious about a rental. (Note: I asked because another Boston realtor had the same requirement, and it wasn't something I was accustomed to). But I can understand this approach because it does take quite a bit of time to process the paperwork.
Anyway, the first apartment Karla showed me was one that I thought I would like, but it didn't speak to me on the tour. And let's be honest, with a two week timeline, I was desperate to find a place. I also only visited Boston once for a day-trip, so Karla was kind enough to keep me on a virtual tour of the area so I could see how the neighbor was like during the day. She completely understood my concerns of being in a safe neighborhood as I'm an Asian female.
After expressing the desire to find something else, possibly in a specific building and neighborhood, Karla sent me an email an hour later with several listings. She specifically provided me with large open studios that were in very good shape (nothing was run-down) that were in my desired neighborhood. All were within my budget, several that were well under my budget. She was able to find two rentals in the specific building I was interested in, and we put our focus on one of those two rentals. Karla was able to hold a virtual tour the next morning, and even provided me a tour of the neighborhood so I could see how quiet and safe it is.
Throughout this entire process, Karla was super quick and responsive with any questions I had and the entire process. The owner of this apartment had their own realtor, and Karla made sure the owner's realtor responded quickly specifically because I had a crazy short timeline. She understood the stress I was in and was extremely vital in being able to start an initial search, view apartments, and sign a lease within 3 days. She even texted me at 10pm on the 2nd day to let me know I was approved for the apartment just because she knew I was stressed out.
SO, long story short: I found a great apartment in the building I was hoping to live in that was well in my budget and it's in a very safe, quiet, and very accessible neighborhood!
I cannot thank Karla enough for this experience and the final outcome! I am so greatly appreciative of her and would highly recommend her to anyone looking to move to Boston! read more