Virginia K. Smith

Even in a world where $50 million apartment sales are getting to be old hat, $326 million can get you a long, long way in New York City real estate. So, assuming that this week's record-breaking Mega Millions winner, retired New York principal Harold Diamond, wanted to invest his winnings in NYC property (and received all of that cash pre-taxes), what would his options be?

Ground-floor apartments are fairly well known for their pros and cons: in exchange for bars on your permanently-closed windows, dim lighting, and some added safety issues, you'll likely get a better price than your neighbors upstairs, and have far fewer headaches when you're moving in furniture or lugging heavy groceries.

Mulling renters' insurance for the first time? Even finding the right company can be an uphill battle. "I will start with the one name I know off the top of my head: Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there," writes an editor at the Billfold who's considering a policy for her Seattle micro-apartment. Jingle-based decisions aside, she looks into a few different options, and the cheapest seems to be a Geico policy for $6.59 a month, less than the cost of Netflix.

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