Rental upgrades that won't rile your landlord, avoiding shady contractors, and more

Apartment upgrades that won't mess up your relationship with the landlord (Apartment Therapy)

13 ways to avoid getting burned by a bad contractor (Trulia)

Yeesh: buyers now need to shoot for places below their budget just to leave room for the bidding war (The Real Deal)

If you're thinking of buying a home from Harlem's Abyssinian Development Corporation, maybe think twice (NYDN)

​House-hunters, take note: a Williamsburg townhouse is on the market for (slightly) less than $1 million (Curbed NY)

Either an excuse to get into poker or a reason to avoid it: a broker may be at the table (NYT)

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