Non-refundable ticket change fee: $125 Fee for changes made less than 60 days prior to ticketed flight departure. $0 for changes made 60 days in advance. Same day change fee: $25. Reservation by phone fee: $15.
Now ask yourself: are the apartments you're getting through a broker worth $2800 a month? Because when you average out the cost of that fee over an entire year, you're essentially adding $300 a month to your housing costs. One way to do this is to work directly with property management companies.
Many brokerage accounts charge a transaction fee each time an order to buy or sell a mutual fund or stock is placed. These fees can range from $9.95 per trade to over $50 per trade. If you are investing small amounts of money, these fees add up quickly. Example: A $50 transaction fee on a $5,000 investment is 1%. A $50 transaction on $50,000 is only .10%, which is minimal.