Kraham Sales and Leasing

Kraham is excellent, I really can’t rave enough about them! After seeing dozens of apartments that weren’t suiting my needs, my mom of all people recommended Kraham after talking to a friend of hers.
Their office isn’t fancy, they aren’t showy or particularly modern in their approach, but they are honest, and easy to work with, and have a great inventory of apartments all over Forest hills. I said I didn’t want to actually live on on a hill? No problem! Here’s an apartment on a level street! No apartments at ground level? Easy, done, painless.
I ended up in a lovely apartment, with a fantastic and super responsive management company. Furthermore, Kraham was there to help even after I signed the lease, when a minor problem came up. I will absolutely use Kraham again!

I have been living in Manhattan my entire life and recently got married. My husband and I were living in a studio apartment and needed something bigger. A friend of mine recently moved to Forest Hills and used Kraham and when she heard we wanted to move she suggested we used them too and I cannot tell you how happy we are! The first time I went announced with my mom — they gave me a warm reception and then we whisked away to see about 4 apartments — I fell in love with 2. Two days later my husband went with the extended family (also unannounced) and whisked him away to all the apartments I saw and a few more. Luckily, we fell in love with the same apartment. Kraham made the process so easy and pleasurable for us — the whole team has been great to deal with. Richard, Gene, Nancy, Gregory, etc — such a pleasant and most importantly patient group of people. We really hit the jackpot with them and most importantly found a place to call our home! And the icing on top — even after the lease has been signed and I needed something I reached out to them and they helped me and got me an answer within minutes. Forever grateful.
They seem a bit old school, but in a world of smartphones and iPads, something going back to basics is the way things should be done. And done correctly!

We have been living in Manhattan for 13 years, so moving out was a sore spot to begin with but we are tired of the space thing and want to start a family. After seeing about 15 apartments and dealing with other brokers and their scamming ways, we gave Kraham another look towards tail end. I had used them when moving from Astoria to Forest Hills before going to Manhattan, and it was just as I recalled: The easiest and painless process. All we ask is just make it easy, since moving is miserable. And that is exactly what they did. No BS, everything is clear, and the apartments are really well maintained.
While all brokers really only have certain sections of Forest Hills, Kraham is no different but the buildings are very well maintained and the Management is not your typical management company.
This is by far, assuming you are easy to deal with as well, the easiest Realty company to deal with, kudo’s Richard and team; my wife and I really appreciate it! Oh, and it usually works out to less than a month fee, assuming again you are easy to deal with. And as for prices, they provide value comparative to other apartments.
Thank you for doing business the way business should be done! We are thrilled to be moving in at the end of the month!

I have only glowing things to say about my experience working with Kraham. While their office is barebones and definitely not putting on any fancy pretentions, the people at Kraham were absolutely lovely to work with. The deal they worked out for me was very fair. I told them my budget and what I was looking for and they showed me an apartment that was absolutely perfect for me in every way. I was charged 1.5 months rent as the brokerage fee and given a month rent-​free by the building management. Awesome deal when all was said and done. And the place is absolutely perfect!
I would use Kraham and recommend them to others again and again. If you are looking for the cheapest way to go, use Street Easy and enjoy contending with others and doing all the legwork yourself. If you want to find the perfect place for your budget and location without having to break your own ass, Kraham is the way to go. Big hugs.

While I did end up renting a great-​priced apartment in a great area of Forest Hills, Kraham was a complete nightmare to deal with. To start, I found the apartment listing in the «by owner only» portion of Craigslist. I specifically wanted to avoid paying any realtor fees. After a brief call, I ended up deciding to take a look at the apartment, despite the fact the there was clearly a realtor fee attached, because I was already in the area. I walked into the office, and was absolutely HORRIFIED by the condition of the office. It looked completely unprofessional. As if it was populated by squatters rather than a business. The walls were dirty and the staff was rude beyond belief. The apartment itself was beautiful, and the building maintenance staff was very nice. After giving it much thought, we decided to go ahead and sign the lease for it. The realtor fees totaled $ 7000 on an apartment where the rent was $ 2050. And this did NOT include any «processing» or «background check» fees. For the fees they charged, I would have expected them to at least have some manners.
While I love my apartment, I will NEVER again deal with such an unprofessional, rude company. The entire time, they acted as if they were doing US a favor! Tip for all businesses: If you are collecting money for «services,» it is NOT a favor, and you are expected to act in a courteous manner!

Very good realtor no complaint, they show me apartments and have patience. The rent is fear.
Recommended

First of all i want to tell EVERYONE to avoid at all cost! Not only are they rude, but unlike other brokers, are not willing to work with you to make a deal!!! very stubborn Boss, who sticks to one thing, and one thing only… making money! I went in there, and basically had to pull the info about an apartment out of their mouths piece by piece. No proper explanation, no common language, and no other listings to show!
STAY AWAY!!! there is a reason why all their negative listings are filtered, and positive are not, they are scam artists!

BS they are unhelpful, RUDE, arrogant headstrong people … I am suffering coz of them … they are sooooo troublesome in evvverryy step … everything goes according to what they think is right …
I am surprised how everyone has rated them highly well.

They are great! Really professional, and have many exclusives in the area. My wife and I rented with them after dealing with way to many brokers and Craigslist time wasters.

Fantastic! They are no b.s. people. Had I gone to them first, I would have avoided all that other time wasted with other FH brokers. I called up regarding a listing they had on craigslist. They told me to come on in. An hour and a half later, they said they would show me that listing and one other, which was $ 10 a month more. They were very upfront about the fees, what was/​not included, etc. The second apartment was gorgeous and I fell so madly in love. The paperwork and approval processes were quick and painless. A co-​worker had recommended them to me. My only regret is that I didn’t act on his advice sooner! They’ve been at it for a long time and it certainly shows. Thumbs up, guys!

First off, i should start this review by saying I am renting, and not buying, so I cannot vouch for the purchasing experience with Kraham. That being said, I have had the single best real estate experience with Kraham realty. My fiancé and I were looking for an apartment on a smaller budget.
First we thought of looking in Inwood. We went through Century 21. Let’s just say that I will never, ever, deal with them again. I cannot begin to explain how frustrating and shady they were. That’s for another time. \
In looking for other neighborhoods, we came across the Briarwood/​Kew Gardens/​Forest Hills area. I went to high school not far, so I knew the place pretty well. For our budget I definitely thought we would be getting something closer to the far side of Briarwood. We went and saw a few real estate agencies based off of Craig’s List listings. All of those were just come ons though and we were shown some decent, but not great apartments.
Then we wandered into Kraham. I found Kraham based on some internet research and seeing some posts about good experiences with them. If not for that, we would never had tried them. They don’t post anywhere, in fact, one of the jarring things you’ll notice when you go in is that they don’t have any computers. At all.
We sat down, and talked with them (no appointment needed, by the way), and really felt like they were listening and talking and discussing what we wanted and what we could work. They had 3 places we saw right away, and ended up taking the third. In Forest Hills, for 200 less than our budget was for. In a rent controlled building. For a huge apartment. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the fact that we went into Kraham. They have tons of exclusive deals with the apartments in Forest Hills, and you will see stuff that other people won’t show you.
I rarely write reviews for non-​food experiences, but I felt that the experience with this realty place was so good, that I had to share it.
My real estate advice for Forest Hills is to go here, get a great place without the shady annoying headaches of everywhere else.

My fiancé and I are moving to New York from Michigan. After one trip out to the city to try to find a place by ourselves, we quickly found ourselves overwhelmed, and for our second trip we decided to at least consider going the broker route. And thank goodness we found Kraham! We called them first thing in the morning and they said we could come right over. After filling out a quick piece of paperwork, we were on our way to look at apartments. We liked the first apartment we saw, but Glen, who was showing us around, wanted to make sure we found a place that we not only loved but was in our budget, so he showed us another apartment. We didn’t feel pressured to choose one over the other; rather, it felt like everyone in the office genuinely cared that we found something that worked well for us.
Also excellent: we didn’t have to provide 15 different pieces of paperwork in order to be approved. After we had chosen the apartment to apply for, we only had one other form to fill out and then they just needed a recent pay stub — not the tax forms, letter from employer, 6 months of utility receipts and 1^st born child other places require! We went from lost midwesterners to New Yorkers with a signed lease within 4 hours! Thanks so much!