Rental Rookie: Finding my next New York apartment

… The time comes in any firsttime renters life distressingly often during that first year when … realized that I had to move farther east and south to find what I was looking for Since I found my first apartment … either too far from the subway had a bunch of additional fees that were not advertised or were in need of too much …

By Michelle Castillo |April 13, 2011 - 1:02PM
Rental Rookie: Basic steps in the roommating dance

… city where apartments are more cramped we discovered both how lucky we were and that we had a lot to learn Part of … be fairly easy By contrast some of my friends chose low rent over someone they got along with Bad idea One broke her … guilty of leaving dishes in the sink until I have time to do them which meant leaving Mike with no pots or plates …

By Michelle Castillo |March 16, 2011 - 9:45AM