we sort of accidentally met with a broker yesterday. we followed a lead on an apartment and ended up at an agency where we got shuffled around between different employees until one guy said he had time to talk to us.

well, "time" was a relative term, i guess, because he kept having to pick up the phone and call other people regarding other apartments so it took forever to get anything we wanted. if these calls are anything to go by, real estate here is booming.

on the other hand, there's this conversation:

(to us): "hang on, i gotta get this." (he walks away for a minute, talks, hangs up and comes back shaking his head) "sorry about that. this woman keeps calling me about how her apartment is haunted...." (turning back to his computer) "...not my problem."