1. check streeteasy every day bc new listings go up very frequently
2. go on tours as soon as possible / as frequently as possible
3. send in an application as soon as possible (like ideally on / immediately after the tours)
4. *research the apartment.* make sure it’s rent stabilized, check ownership + rent history, sometimes there are landlord / property manager databases that are worth looking into, or you will likely have to move again very soon
there’s a housing crisis in the city rn so if you don’t move quickly enough someone else is going to get the apartment, being the first application in the pile 90% of the time is the only way to get a lease (provided everything else is in order)