“Ordinary people... in general, resemble the old ones... the housing problem has only spoiled them...” Who doesn’t know this phrase from Bulgakov! Written almost 90 years ago, it has not lost its relevance! The housing issue has still not been resolved, although entire companies have appeared to deal with the housing problem, and the profession of a broker or realtor has become as widespread as it once was an accountant or lawyer. Tatyana Vedenskaya had to master it at the dawn of her foggy youth, when her husband’s trace disappeared in the fog, and she was left with a newborn daughter in her arms. Here are tales of a black broker, based on unimaginable stories that happened in the life of the author.