Rental Rookie: Finding my next New York apartment

… The time comes in any firsttime renters life distressingly often during that first year when … My two stipulations  I wasnt willing to pay more than my rent at the time which was $975 a month and I wanted a place … 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: Basic steps in the roommating dance

… be fairly easy By contrast some of my friends chose low rent over someone they got along with Bad idea One broke her … Hollywood Reporter MSNBCcom and EWcom and she currently writes about geek culture for Timecoms Techland  … … 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: How to take a vacation from your apartment

… you never know who might venture into your room when you arent around You could pay for a safety deposit box or you … Hollywood Reporter  MSNBCcom  and  EWcom and she currently writes about geek culture for  Timecoms   Techland   … column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC   … Rent … Live … Improve … Rental Rookie … rentals … …

By Michelle Castillo |March 2, 2011 - 2:42PM
Rental Rookie: A primer on painting

… move to a new city per se but the idea of living in a different area or apartment starts to sound really appealing … especially when you get to know people with cheaper rent and better apartments sometimes in better areasthan the … Rookie Snowed In Some essentials to break the ice in any NYC apartment … Michelle  Castillo …  moved to Manhattan …

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

… 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 … large breed you will have a harder time finding a place to rent  One tip Most neighborhoods have dog runs for large … Visit the large dog run during a busy time and ask which rental buildings in the area take large dogs then approach …

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

… … check out this roundup …  on Slatecom  … Next up on Rental Rookie  How to care for a dog in a NYC apartment … Michelle  Castillo …  moved to Manhattan … Hollywood Reporter  MSNBCcom  and  EWcom and she currently writes about geek culture for  Timecoms   Techland   …

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