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Inside Story: My journey from owner to renter

… … The Market … Sell … Live … Improve … renting … selling … Inside Story My journey from owner to renter …

By Leslie |October 26, 2011 - 8:17AM

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The holiday gift I gave my landlord helped me avoid a rent increase

… This year I had something on my holiday shopping list that would make many New York City renters balk a gift for my landlord In addition to … requests for anonymity … Getting to know my landlord … I should start by saying that I didnt give gifts to previous …

By Anonymous |January 16, 2025 - 3:00PM

The Search

I’ve lived in an illegal, windowless bedroom for the past year. Here’s why I stayed

By Celia Young |February 21, 2025 - 9:30AM

The Search

From owners to renters (twice): Why we will never buy in NYC again

By Marjorie Cohen |February 26, 2025 - 2:30PM

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Negotiating + Financing

How I cut my monthly mortgage payment in half so I could keep my Staten Island home

By Celia Young |March 4, 2024 - 9:30AM

The Market

Best of Brick: A broker's mind after 100 days without a closing

… considered it because Im really good at this … See all Inside Stories … … Buy … Sales Market … Sell … Rent … The Market … Inside Stories … buying … brokers … selling … Best of Brick …

By Anonymous Manhattan Broker |August 3, 2011 - 10:50AM

Improve

Best of Brick: My illegal washer-dryer

… notice my odd living room décor My washerdryer now rests inside a shallow rubber tub that I bought online and hasnt … Can you get bed bugs or lice from a communal laundry room … Inside Story Confessions of a preconstruction buyer … See all …

By anonymous Manhattan renter |August 2, 2011 - 11:08AM