HOW IT WORKS
A dedicated real estate agent to help you find a home, navigate the paperwork and coordinate the details—whether you’re renting for 12 months or longer, buying a home or investing.
Tell us about your move →Start with a free, no-obligation conversation.
YOUR MOVE, STEP BY STEP
Here’s what happens after you get in touch—and what your agent takes care of along the way.
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Share where you’re moving from, whether you want to rent or buy, your approximate budget and timing. Add your work or university location, who is moving with you, and any must-haves.
You don’t need a perfect plan—or an exact neighborhood—to get started.
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MoveToNYC connects you with a licensed real estate agent who covers your target area. Your agent contacts you personally, defines your priorities with you and explains the local process, representation and any applicable fee before you commit.
Your agent becomes your main point of contact throughout the search and transaction.
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Your agent puts together a shortlist around your needs, checks availability and helps you compare neighborhoods, commute, space and overall costs. They explain rental buildings, condos and co-ops so you understand the options.
You review the portfolio and tell us what you like. We refine the search with your feedback.
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Your agent arranges in-person viewings or live video tours. Ask questions as they walk through the property, show its layout and condition, and discuss the building, amenities and surroundings.
Your agent helps you compare the options without expecting you to travel for every viewing.
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With your approval, your agent contacts the listing agent, owner or building management, confirms the conditions, presents your offer and negotiates price, timing and other terms where possible.
You decide what to offer and which terms to accept. Negotiated outcomes depend on the other party.
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Your agent explains the required documents, helps check your package for completeness and follows up on outstanding items. For a purchase, they coordinate next steps with your attorney and lender, if applicable. For condos or co-ops, they help with the board package or interview preparation when required.
Requirements vary by property. We help you understand what is needed, who needs it and when.
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Your agent tracks responses, relays questions and coordinates with the people involved. For a rental, they help organize lease signing once you have reviewed and accepted the terms. For a purchase, they coordinate with your attorney, lender and the other side through closing.
Before you move forward, you know the next steps, required payments and relevant deadlines.
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Your agent coordinates the final walkthrough where applicable, confirms the building's move-in instructions and helps organize access, including elevator arrangements when required. They arrange your in-person key handover once the transaction is complete and access is authorized.
You arrive with a clear move-in plan and a local person to meet you.
WHAT YOUR AGENT HANDLES
Your assigned agent brings the search, communication and transaction details together, so you have someone to turn to at each stage.
A dedicated point of contact, a personalized property portfolio, viewing coordination and clear updates on what happens next.
Your agent speaks with building management, owners and listing agents about availability, requirements, your application and move-in arrangements.
Your agent presents your approved offer, discusses available terms and keeps you informed of responses so you can make the final decision.
A property-specific checklist, help organizing your application or board package, and follow-ups on missing information and approvals.
When needed, we help connect the process with attorneys, mortgage professionals and other specialists. Their services and fees are separate.
Signing and closing coordination, final access arrangements, building move-in requirements and your in-person key handover.
A PLAN THAT FITS YOUR GOAL
For leases of 12 months or longer, we focus on a home that fits your move date, budget and the building’s requirements.
Your agent shapes the search around whether you want a primary home, a place for your family or an investment property.
Your attorney handles legal advice and contract review; lenders handle financing decisions. Tax, legal, mortgage and moving services are provided separately by the relevant professionals.
STARTING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY?
Moving for university, work or a new chapter? Your agent helps you understand the market and make progress while you’re still abroad.
Plan my move to New York →BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
As soon as you have an approximate move date or purchase plan. We can discuss neighborhoods and preparation early, then agree on the right time to begin active viewings. Availability and approval timelines vary by property and building.
Tell us your circumstances early. Your agent can ask buildings what documentation they accept and whether guarantor options are available. Requirements differ, and approval is always the landlord’s or building’s decision.
Your agent can handle the search, video tours and much of the coordination remotely. They confirm which documents, signatures, interviews or appointments require your participation and whether any step needs to happen in person.
The initial conversation is free and carries no obligation. Before you engage an agent, that agent explains representation, any fee payable by you and when it is due in writing. For NYC rentals, a landlord’s broker fee cannot be passed to a tenant; if you choose to hire your own agent, a separate agreed fee may apply. Other property and transaction costs are discussed separately.
NYC broker fee rules ↗MoveToNYC introduces you to an agent covering Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island or New Jersey. That agent, licensed for the property's location, is your main contact and provides brokerage services through their brokerage. MoveToNYC stays in touch about your experience.
We work in English and Spanish. If you prefer another language, tell us in your inquiry and we’ll check whether an agent who speaks it is available.
LET’S START WITH YOU
Share a little about your plans—even if you’re still figuring them out. We’ll contact you personally to discuss your search.
Start my New York search →Free initial conversation. No obligation to move forward.
