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Categories: Real Estate Services, Apartments, Real Estate Agents
1694 Commonwealth Ave(between Colborne Rd & Euston Rd)
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 731-0101
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Sutherland Road (Green)
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Mon-Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
10 reviews for Preview Properties
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8/20/2008
9/15/2009
Updated - 12/4/2009
8/4/2009
5/22/2009
12/9/2009
4/27/2009
7/3/2008
4/29/2008
11/13/2008
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I had a pretty bad day making a last ditch effort for an apartment a week and a half before September 1. Then I called Alden, and he brightened it right up and relieved all my stress. I called him around 3:30 and by 4:15, he was showing me apartments. He showed me four apartments that were all exactly what I was looking for, no more and no less. He was really laid back and didn't pressure me at all, and it seemed like all the other people in the office were pretty similar. So three cheers for Preview Properties!
My roommate and I started at another agency, but when they were only showing us small/expensive/crappy apartments, so my roommate called Preview after liking some of the stuff on their site.
We worked with Christian, who was/is great. We spent one day looking at places, and he was great about figuring out what we did/didn't like about each place. He showed us stuff that was under/in/over our range, just in case we fell in love with something unexpected.
After our first day, we had two places that we liked for different reasons. One, we only didn't like because of uneven bedrooms. Lo and behold, Christian called us back about an hour after we left, and told us that he found out that the apartment directly above that one was also open, for the same price, and the bedrooms were equal. We went in to look at it with him the next day, and fell in love.
Being that he was also moving himself during the time that we were working with him, he was great. He always answered calls and emails really fast, and was willing to give us all the info he had (and get it if he didn't). He is still a great link between us and our landlord, should we need it.
We also loved the great little welcoming basket they left us with lots of helpful things (nails, hammer, TP, plunger...) when we moved in. They are really rad.
Adam did send me an email, which I didn't expect and made me rethink my willingness to work with them again. It was clearly well thought out and carefully worded - the overall sentiment was actually a little kinder than the summary he left here.
I received it the day before Thanksgiving, and was visiting family. I returned to Boston that Sunday, but had already disconnected my home internet in anticipation of my December 1 move. It's now December 4. I had every intention of updating this review favorably over the weekend, once I'd had a chance to unpack and get the internet hooked up at home.
I was surprised and disappointed to find this comment on my review today. The original email didn't request a response and I didn't realize he was waiting for one. I'm sorry that it took me a week to update this review, because had I been able to update it tomorrow it would have read very differently.
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11/11/2009
Wrapping up a really frustrating experience with them now. It's a long story and I won't get into… Read more »
Comment from Adam M. of
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12/4/2009
I was really sorry to read this and wrote Jennifer an email,…
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They have the best selection; they are the most organized, and our realtor Noel was a lot of fun and never put pressure on us or got impatient with our indecisive tendencies or any of our requests. We instantly made friends and it was very low stress.
The best thing about working with Preview is that they can show you so many properties, and they help you keep track of all the pros and cons of each with a really well organized spread sheet. You can take notes and the spread sheet tells you which places have parking, laundry, heat/hot water included etc. Then when you move in they give you a great housewarming gift.
I have probably worked with a dozen realtors and companies and I have never been so impressed with the service anywhere in Boston. Hats off to these guys!
Nice people... not the usual obnoxious, will-rent-you-anything-that's-a-dump storefront realty place.
Earl (who also works a few doors down at Chansky's) is great; tell him what you want, how much $, etc and he's your guy. He won't try to rent you something that just isn't what you want.
Sorry for the long review, but it's was a story with 2 happy endings!
I got into Grad School last December for January start and needed an apartment RIGHT AWAY as I didn't start to look for places til after the New Year. After seeing terrible apartments from another real estate agency, my mother wanted to me call Preview where my cousin got her apartment from. I didn't want to because after dealing with this other place, I just didn't want to deal with another agency. So my mother called.
Shaun had gotten my cousin an apartment that September before which she loved (she still lives there now) so my mom called and told Shaun I was looking for a 2 bed, pet friendly, and wanted to come look at places in an hour.
Just walking into the office, it felt totally different than the other place.
The first place Shaun showed us was a million times better than any place we saw by the other agency. Shaun was very knowledgeable about Brighton/Allston which made it nice and comforting being new to the area. He never tried to "sell" or pressure us into renting a place, I felt like he listened to what my roommate and I wanted and showed us only places that fit. We wanted a lease til September as my roommate didn't know where she would be come September. We ended up with a great place and a lease til September.
So when I found out my roommate was moving to LA and needed a new place for September I went right back to Preview and Shaun. Shaun remembered who I was, which made me feel special (lol). This time I knew where location wise I wanted to be and Shaun was able to find an adorable place perfect for me.
If I happen to have to more for a 3rd time, I will go back to Preview. And maybe apply for a job!
Adam helped me find an apartment I could move into the next day. I relocated to the area from out of state and he was very helpful throughout the whole experience.
GREAT! Seth is fabulous...helped us find our apt. that we currently live in, in Brighton. He's super nice, had tons of listings to show us, not pushy at all. Always on-time, were right there the morning of move-in w/ the keys to our new place.
These guys are great. My roommate and I had a stellar experience dealing with Mike Della volpe. Courteous, sense of humor, and straight forward was how he operated and the process was smooth. After seeing several less than stellar places, and dealing with pretty trashy realtors ahem ahem **CITYGROUP** we finally saw something we liked listed with Preview. It was a late showing at about 8pm but the place was great. We started paperwork that same night, and within 48 hours it was ours. I cant speak for all their agents but I recommend this guy highly. Smooth and painless process...
The good thing is that the receptionist who answered the phone jots down exactly what you're looking for in an apt. and even asks you if she needs to know anything else before she hands your info over to an agent. The bad thing is that an agent never contacted me.
Comment from Adam M. of
Preview Properties
6/29/2009
I was sorry to read this, we really try very hard to…
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