Plan + Doorman

Your plan, plus Doorman for every question

Get your Apartment Plan and the full guide, then ask Doorman anything about renting in New York, day or night, for 60 days: fees, listings you've found, messages to agents, and your paperwork. Not a general chatbot: Doorman answers from New York's actual rules, checked and dated, and it knows your plan.

$67 Apartment Plan + full guide + 60 days of Doorman

Coming November 9

7-day fix-it guarantee on everything you paid: we revise your plan, and refund you in full if it still isn't useful. Refund policy

Doorman is an AI, not a person, a lawyer, or a broker. Its answers draw on our dated, sourced research.

Includes everything in the Apartment Plan, plus the full 30-page guide.

Manhattan's towers at sunset, seen through a window.
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Example exchanges. Rules: $20 screening fee cap (NYSBA), 40x income and 80x guarantor guidelines (Brick Underground). Rules checked September 29, 2026.

What you can ask

Ask what you'd ask a friend who knows NYC renting

  • Is this fee legal?

    Broker fees, application fees, deposits: what a landlord can and can't charge you in New York.

  • Check a listing

    Paste a listing and get its red flags, its real monthly cost, and the questions to ask.

  • Draft a message

    Ready-to-send notes to agents and landlords, from first contact to repair requests.

  • Get your application ready

    Which documents you need, and what to do if you don't have a guarantor.

  • Understand a lease

    Plain-language explanations of common lease terms before you sign, in English or your own language. Educational, not legal advice.

  • Run the numbers

    The 40x rule, a guarantor's income, and your cash at signing, for any rent.

Examples for a made-up renter earning $85,000 a year. Rules: 40x income guideline (Brick Underground), $20 screening fee cap (NYSBA), rental scam red flags (FTC). Rules checked September 29, 2026.

Four steps

How it works

  1. Buy Plan + Doorman, and download the full guide from your receipt.

  2. Answer the plan intake.

  3. Get your plan by email within 1 business day.

  4. Open Doorman with the license key from your receipt, any time for 60 days.

What it won't do

  • Find, list, or reserve apartments
  • Give legal advice about your situation
  • Negotiate your lease
  • Ask about your race, religion, family, or any other protected trait

Fair limits, and your privacy

  • Up to 40 messages a day, for 60 days from your purchase.
  • We don't store your chats. Our AI provider deletes them within 30 days and doesn't use them to train its models.
  • Never share ID, bank, or Social Security numbers in the chat.

Just want the plan? The Apartment Plan is $47. Searching with roommates or a partner? One plan for up to 3 people is $30 more at checkout, and your license key is shared.

More ways to get help

Add a lease second look, or get just Doorman

  • Plan + Doorman + Lease Second Look

    $97

    Everything in Plan + Doorman, plus a plain-language walkthrough of the lease you're offered: what each clause means, what's standard in New York, what to ask before you sign, and anything a tenant attorney should see. Drafted with AI from our sourced research and checked by a person, within 1 business day of your lease. Educational, not legal advice: we never tell you whether to sign.

    Coming November 9

    7-day fix-it guarantee on everything you paid: we revise your plan, and refund you in full if it still isn't useful. Refund policy

  • Lease Second Look on its own

    $39

    Already have your plan and found a place? Add the second look on its own. Send us the lease, and the walkthrough comes back within 1 business day.

    Coming November 9

    7-day fix-it guarantee: we revise your second look, and refund you in full if it still isn't useful. Refund policy

  • Doorman on its own

    $29

    60 days of Doorman without a plan: the same sourced answers, up to 40 messages a day. Good if you've already got your numbers and just want a second look at listings, fees, and messages. An AI, not a person, a lawyer, or a broker.

    Coming November 9

    Not useful? Email us within 7 days of your purchase for a full refund. Refund policy

  • 30 more days of Doorman

    $15

    Search running long? Add 30 more days, counted from the day you buy. You get a new license key on the receipt; open Doorman with it when your first key runs out.

    Coming November 9

    Not useful? Email us within 7 days of your purchase for a full refund. Refund policy

Your plan, plus Doorman for every question

$67 Apartment Plan + full guide + 60 days of Doorman

Coming November 9

7-day fix-it guarantee on everything you paid: we revise your plan, and refund you in full if it still isn't useful. Refund policy