Rental Rookie

… This is the final installment of  … Rental Rookie … Michelle Castillos twicemonthly column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC If youre new to the NYC rental scene and want to share … New Yorker Now if I could only figure out where I put that TV remote … Michelle Castillo …  moved from Los Angeles to …

… Spring cleaning The most feared event of the year well for me at least The idea of sorting through my packrat … my conscience I purge my apartment of all filth every spring My roommate Mike grudgingly agreed to join me in my …

… when you get to know people with cheaper rent and better apartments sometimes in better areasthan the one in which … you value your security deposit check with your landlord before you do any painting My landlord said I could paint my … some help or do it yourself make sure you have plenty of newspaper to cover your floors you dont want nasty stains to …