A flaw in your parents' plan to pay your rent, decorating a tiny living room to sell, and more

… The pitfalls of your parents footing the bill for your Brooklyn apartment  hint you … room is funsized doesnt mean you cant decorate it well NYT Renter beware your landlord may be one of the worst in the city even if theyre …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 14, 2014 - 10:59AM
What you'll get across NYC for $1,900 a month

… Looking to rent a place in New York for a little under $2000 a month In … outerborough and uptown shares If this is your first time renting in NYC or if its been a while since your last … apartment too Think you might need a guarantor See if the landlord accepts  Insurent a guarantor solution from one …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 13, 2014 - 1:59PM
Is that a bedbug? A DNA test will tell you in 24 hours

… that would run $300 The service has some advantages over current detection methods like canine inspections  ​chief among … bedbugsniffing dogs  for this reason Plus having different companies do the detection and extermination helps … the location and thus severity of the problem meaning your landlord could focus fumigation efforts on a single …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |November 13, 2014 - 8:59AM
Half off a murder apartment: would you take it?

… Its a killer deal you might say A rental apartment for half the price as long as youre … grisly murders took place is common  Bloomberg reports and landlords will frequently knock 10 to 20 percent off the rent for rentals with a cursed past and more than twice that …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |November 12, 2014 - 12:59PM