How would you get to the balcony?

Tell them you're Brad Pitt and Robert Redford wants to say hi through the window

The old guy with the cup of coffee is listed in the credits as a real estate agent. ie, Tom asks if he can buy an apartment.
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... it's a whole lot harder to shine.... than undermine.

I'd knock on the door and say that I bet my friend I could get onto a balcony in the building within 5 minutes and if they let me out there I'll give them half.

Then I'd give them a couple of bucks for their trouble.

Light travels faster than sound,
that's why people seem bright,
until you hear them.

I'd say " Hello I'm the director of photography for a movie production team and would like to have a glance of the place from the balcony for a scene. If it isn't much trouble".

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It’s not about knowing. You can never really know someone. It’s really about trust. - Richard Castle

Just say: "I'm sorry, and this may seem an odd request, but I just need to take a picture from your balcony of the "blank" across the street for marketing purposes."
"I'll be in and out in 5 minutes."
If that doesn't work, plead and say "I just need to get this shot, feel free to stand at the door and you can hold my wallet." "I just really need this shot and it's my only option."

The "I used to live here..." is good but doesn't always work. If you used to live there, you'd need to answer very specific questions to prove it.

In German; Hello Sir. This might sound really odd but my friend bet me $100 that I couldn't find a way to talk someone in this building to show me the view from their balcony. I really need the money. If I give you $20 would be help me out on this?



620,000 whites died to free black slaves and not a single thank you yet.

"I used to live here with my mom. She loved to look out from that balcony. She just died. Could I come and have a look one more time?"