What’s the most “spit in your face moment by a broker” I’ll go first

This was last year I had $12,000 in savings, found an apartment that looked nice inside, front door where next to an alley that looked like a dump. Rent was $2500 and the brokers fee was $4000 and some change. So I apply, have decent credit and a good income. Then the day comes where I get rejected and call the broker, he tells me that “it just seems like you won’t have a lot of money if you move in” proceeds to grab a paper and lays it out for me, first months $2500, security deposit $2500, broker fee $4000 and some change, movers $1300. GEEZ I WONDER WHICH ONE ISNT NECESSARY!! $4000 just to open a door and all he does is say “yeah a lot of people are interested in the apartment” doesn’t answer any questions, keeps repeating “yeah a lot of people are interested in the apartment” $12,000 used to be a down payment back in the day, now it looks like chump change to these evil brokers, what the hell is even the point of them??