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For anyone who's ever side-eyed that neighbor who uses all the building's machines at once, juggled bottles of detergent on the way to the local laundromat, or wondered what the hell happened to those perfectly worn, $100 jeans after sending a load to the neighborhood wash 'n fold, we sympathize.

We've heard recently from the New York Times how NYC kids are supposedly taking a larger role in picking their family mansions (or penthouses, or Hamptons homes). We thought we'd canvass a few others to see what their deal-breakers and deal-makers are:

In this new feature, we pick properties for you to check out on open-house weekends.

Anywhere else, $300,000 would buy you a house. But in this fair city, even a mighty fine studio is a stretch, especially in Manhattan. These apartments do ring in under that figure, and are hosting open houses this weekend.

In a city as old as New York, you'd be hard-pressed to find an apartment without a past. And brokers are capitalizing on these stories to market their properties, says the Daily News.