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greedy_bones · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: not quite sure anymore

Does anyone have any experience with this company? http://cafe.daum.net/brandonhousing

I'm planning on getting a place in the Itaewon/Noksapyeong area soon, and this place seems to have some decent deals. I also plan on popping into the local realtors, but some of the places on that sight look great.

aphase · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

I know that guy, he helped me move some stuff before. He does a moving service also. He's a really funny guy, but honestly the prices he asks for housing just seems unreasonable to me. A lot of the places he lists ask for 10 million key money, and in Haebongchon 2-3 million is actually more common. I lived in haebongchon and I only had to pay 3 million key/500 a month for a 2 bedroom.

Draz · Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Location: Land of Morning Clam

oni · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Seoul

I've used him for moving and he was really nice and friendly.
He also just helped some friends find a place in Itaewon and he's been very helpful even after they've moved in.

I imagine the landlord sets the amount of key money and rent not him.

greedy_bones · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: not quite sure anymore

I've seen a good mix on his site. Some places are 10M/500-1M a month, but There are a lot on there for 5M/500 and a few for 4M/400 or even 3M/300. I don't have to worry about the Key money so much, since my new school will cover Key money. I just need to worry about rent, and a partially furnished place of decent size for 400/month seems good.

I mostly just want to make sure there aren't any hidden fees and that he doesn't pocket your key money/rent and run.

tkdjenn · Joined: 11 Dec 2008

You can also try

http://edenrealty.co.kr

He has photos of the places

greedy_bones · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: not quite sure anymore

thanks for the info. I'll check out the local realtors and then go with brandon if I can't find a better deal. Eden realty sounds cool, but I heard they charge a high fee that's separate from the deposit/rent.

edit: Also, does anyone know of any decent places in the oksu or yaksu area? I'll be working in Apgujeong, and I checked out a couple of real estate agents in Oksu, but the cheapest place I could find was an officetel for 10M/700,000

aphase · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

Jeweltone · Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Location: Seoul, S. Korea

Brandon is a nice, helpful, and considerate guy; he lived in LA for awhile and is also very English-fluent. He went out of his way to help me when I moved...he even drove me across town to FedEx some of my belongings when the Post Office rejected them due to their odd sizes!