I have owned my current apartment in Sunnyside, Queens, for about five years now. It's a 950-square-foot two-bedroom co-op worth around $350,000, and my roommate and I have more than enough space for the two of us.

I live two blocks from the subway station and six stops from the city. When I bought it, I liked the size, the proximity to transportation, and the ample amount of light. I disliked the fact that it had a cockroach problem the most at first. However, thankfully that was short-lived; an exterminator took care of it right away.