Founded in 2005,Skipbrokers.com generates revenue from sponsors and advertisers and is the only company to provide apartment broker services (no fee apartments) without charging apartment hunters a single dollar. In addition to searching for no fee apartments on their website, SkipBrokers.com actually sets appointments with no fee landlords just for their members. Based on the type of no fee apartment a prospect is looking for, SkipBrokers.com will coordinate a time to view an available NYC no fee apartment with a landlord and even have the leasing agent contact their members directly. As of February 1, 2009, for the first time ever in the New York residential rental market people looking to rent apartments in Manhattan will have no-fee apartments come to them. This new luxury apartment rental service provided by SkipBrokers.com is great for people who work all day and really do not have time to search for no fee New York City apartments. SkipBrokers.com's staff will do everything a broker does without charging a fee. A SkipBrokers.com executive mentioned they understand the amount of effort that is involved with finding NYC no fee apartments and work everyday to create an easier process. Instead of apartment brokers showing the apartment, SkipBrokers sets up their members with leasing agents who do not charge a broker fee. Once no fee apartment hunters are able to skip the broker and find apartments to view, they can also expect additional incentives given out by apartment owners. Many landlords are now offering incentives such as one month free rent to no security deposit. Asking what type of incentive a landlord is offering should be a standard question. There are plenty of deals on NYC apartment rentals while vacancy rates continue to increase.

How SkipBrokers.com Started: After years of personally experiencing the hardships of renting an apartment in NYC, the founder of SkipBrokers.com spent a great deal of time developing a way for New Yorkers to avoid apartment brokers expensive fees when looking for no fee and luxury apartments to rent in N.Y. Initially, SkipBrokers.com provided New Yorkers with their list of various landlords around Manhattan who did not charge a brokers fee. Rather than paying a broker thousands of dollars, NYC apartment hunters were paying SkipBrokers.com a one-time fee of $30 and contacting landlords directly. This was how SkipBrokers.com was created and later referred to by many as the Zagat of Manhattan management companies. The concept was simple and effective as it helped thousands of New Yorkers find no fee apartments without having to pay a broker by contacting landlords directly. However, although SkipBrokers.coms list proved to be effective, it was also labor intensive since many calls along with visiting many websites were needed in order to determine apartment availabilities. After soliciting for and listening to customer feedback, SkipBrokers.com transformed their manual intensive list into a robust and automated application allowing apartment hunters to search for the most up-to-date, no fee and luxury apartments in NY. In addition to SkipBrokers.com increasing its capabilities, customers also saw an increase in its fee as it peaked to $120. While other websites claiming to provide similar services were charging upwards of $300, SkipBrokers.com decided to make a turn in the opposite direction by not charging apartment hunters at all to use their service.

In 2008, Skipbrokers.com made its services free of charge to all users looking to find apartments without having to deal with expensive brokers and expanded nationally. SkipBrokers.com launched no fee apartment and luxury apartments services in Northern California and Texas while maintaining its promise to stay a free online community that continues to staff people keeping their listings updated. Rather then getting caught up in the industry trend and continuing to charge more for their service, SkipBrokers stayed true to their initial vision of making it easier and less expensive to find no broker fee apartments. "The only way to realistically accomplish our goal is to build a community where everyone chips in without putting a price tag on helpful information." a SkipBrokers.com executive noted.