Help! 2 Brokers show the same "no fee" apartment

Hello Street Easy, Three weeks ago I found a no fee apartment online listed through a landlord is an "Owner, Manager and Developer" of apartments, they charge no fee because everything is done in house. I really liked the apartment and found it a good deal, so I spoke with the company on the phone where they quoted me a good price. Then my roomette, who was also assisting in the apartment search,... [more]

Hello Street Easy, Three weeks ago I found a no fee apartment online listed through a landlord is an "Owner, Manager and Developer" of apartments, they charge no fee because everything is done in house. I really liked the apartment and found it a good deal, so I spoke with the company on the phone where they quoted me a good price. Then my roomette, who was also assisting in the apartment search, found a broker. The 1st broker showed my roommates dad (roommate couldn't make it) the exact same apartment that we had previously looked at online, however this time he wanted a fee. Finally two weeks went by and the apartment was still on the market, I decided to use a different broker than my roommate, broker 2 took me on a tour of the city and also showed me the same exact place but wanted a fee! The odds of 2 brokers showing us the same place that we already found was a weird coincidence. Beside that we really like the place and want to make an offer. My question is, we found the place first and talked to the management company first. It just happened to be that broker 1 and broker 2 showed us the exact same place that we had previously seen online for "no fee." So can we just go around both of the brokers and rent from the management company directly? Or do the brokers deserve a fee? Also, if the management company signs us directly to the lease, will either broker 1 or 2 see our names and then say "Hey we want our cut because we showed them this place!", even though we found it online first. At this point is there a way to go around the brokers? Really looking forward to getting some help on this! Thank you! [less]