Goodbye, Rental Rookie: Moving day and lessons of starting anew

… column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC If youre new to the NYC rental scene and want to share … scissors I had to dig around for the one box I knew had something to cut tape my cutlery Because I couldnt find my … to use them againa very real possibility considering that I live in New York where moving apartments can become a fine …

By Michelle Castillo |May 11, 2011 - 8:02AM
Rental Rookie: In NYC, stick with the smallest U-Haul

… I bought all the furniture for our apartment because though my bedroom was bigger and I should have paid more we split … that my family and my boyfriend had to lug my stuff Had I lived in a walkup like many of my friends did it would have … renter in NYC   … Rent … The Market … Buy … Sales Market … Live … Improve … Rental Rookie … moving … rentals … renting …

By Michelle Castillo |April 27, 2011 - 12:15PM
Rental Rookie: Finding my next New York apartment

… much meant I was moving to Brooklyn I had a few friends who lived in Williamsburg and Gowanus but other than that I … to get an affordable studio in an established neighborhood Some studios in Williamsburg were more expensive than the … column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC   … Rent … Live … Improve … Rental Rookie … renting … …

By Michelle Castillo |April 13, 2011 - 1:02PM
Rental Rookie: I manage spring cleaning, and survive

… for Timecoms Techland  … Rental Rookie  … is a twicemonthly column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC       … …

By Michelle Castillo |March 30, 2011 - 10:34AM
Rental Rookie: Basic steps in the roommating dance

… would buy the furniture would be fairly easy By contrast some of my friends chose low rent over someone they got … for an apartment in which she could no longer comfortably live That didnt mean Mike and I didnt have our problems We … column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC       … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … Live … Improve … …

By Michelle Castillo |March 16, 2011 - 9:45AM
Rental Rookie: Ice, ice baby

… house it can melt and make a mess Seal up the cracks with some waterproof tape like … Rescue Tape … I tried duct tape … column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC   … Rent … The Market … Buy … Sales Market … Live … Improve … Rental Rookie … Rental Rookie Ice ice baby …

By Michelle Castillo |February 16, 2011 - 7:18AM
Rental Rookie: A primer on painting

… get to know people with cheaper rent and better apartments sometimes in better areasthan the one in which you reside … Rookie Snowed In Some essentials to break the ice in any NYC apartment … Michelle  Castillo …  moved to Manhattan … chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC     … Rent … Live … Improve … Rental Rookie … rentals … renting … Rental …

By Michelle Castillo |February 2, 2011 - 6:20AM
Rental Rookie: A dog is more than just another roommate

… dogs or other people which makes it really uncomfortable sometimes  But I loved him immediately   While taking … of 1525 pounds As a friend said Thats basically a large NYC subway rat with a lot of fur  So its easy to exceed the … pet store For items like these its worth considering delivery Petcocom and Petsmartcom offer cheap or free delivery …

By Michelle Castillo |January 19, 2011 - 7:16AM
Rental Rookie: Baby, it's cold inside

… was the opposite … my apartment was always scalding hot … Some of my friends were not so lucky Not having hot water … a couple of my friends did And then theres my boyfriend who lives in an apartment he recently found out was zoned for … … Next up on Rental Rookie  How to care for a dog in a NYC apartment … Michelle  Castillo …  moved to Manhattan …

By Michelle Castillo |January 5, 2011 - 3:45PM