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80/20 living gets trickier when you become a mom Read More
By Anonymous
December 7, 2015 - 13:59 PM
When I applied for my 80/20 apartment in Battery Park City, I was 19 years old, working part-time, and living with my parents in Lower Manhattan, where I grew up. Now I'm all grown up, and still living as a "20 percenter" among the 80 percenters. And now that I'm a mom, the difference between us and them is even more palpable.
Why Are NYC Broker Fees So High? A Former Rental Agent Explains
By Anonymous
February 17, 2015 - 08:59 AM
Brokers Fees NYC | Negotiating Brokers Fees: The truth behind New York brokers fees from an ex-agent.
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9 Reasons Not to Live in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn
By Anonymous
December 24, 2014 - 08:58 AM
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn: 9 Reasons Not To Live There
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Discover how a New York broker finds a place to live
By Anonymous
December 12, 2014 - 08:59 AM
In early 2013, I decided to move out of my room in Yorkville after a short attempt at sharing an apartment with a roommate and several mice. Traumatized by the experience of sharing my bed with Speedy Gonzales, I was determined to find something on my own. It had to be in a clean building but couldn’t cost me an arm and a leg. I capped my budget at $2,600 a month.
At the time, I’d been a residential real estate broker for about a year. Armed with professional experience, I was sure I’d have a leg up on other renters.
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Growing up in New York: a teenager talks co-op living Read More
By Anonymous
September 18, 2014 - 08:59 AM
I’m 16 years old and grew up—or, I suppose, am growing up—in an apartment on the Upper West Side. When I tell non-New Yorkers this, they look at me in shock: “Can your parents hear everything you do?” they ask. “Where do you hang out with your friends? So does that mean you don’t have a backyard?”
I'm a subsidized renter, and a "poor door" might be the last straw
By Anonymous
July 24, 2014 - 09:05 AM
Poor Door NYC: Thoughts From An Affordable Housing Tenant
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