You could say you used to live there and ask to have a look around.

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cplusorange — 13 years ago(October 20, 2012 02:29 PM)

Good sales peaople and criminals do it all the time.

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pliten — 13 years ago(March 09, 2013 06:05 AM)

You could tell them you're Brad Pitt, shooting a movie, and would like to use their balcony. It worked for me yesterday

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rmiikku — 12 years ago(June 24, 2013 05:01 PM)

I would tell them that I am spreading word of Jesus Christ our savior, could I please come in for a moment.

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aji_gps — 11 years ago(August 02, 2014 08:06 PM)

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

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ktowny — 10 years ago(August 29, 2015 11:00 PM)

"Tell them you're Brad Pitt and Robert Redford wants to say hi through the window"
You win.
"Loves turned to lust and bloods turned to dust in my heart"

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nzpedals — 11 years ago(September 13, 2014 08:46 PM)

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.

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Nizzemancer-1 — 10 years ago(May 02, 2015 03:30 PM)

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.

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itz_theo — 10 years ago(June 12, 2015 02:00 PM)

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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Its not about knowing. You can never really know someone. Its really about trust. - Richard Castle

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janos-schumacher — 10 years ago(March 10, 2016 10:52 AM)

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.

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Jaguar_001 — 9 years ago(April 13, 2016 08:15 PM)

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.