Virginia K. Smith

While property is almost always a solid investment, there's a lot of risk involved if you're buying a place with the intent of renting it out—even if you've got the means, it can be scary to take the leap. One Billfold writer is currently mulling over this thorny question—she and her husband own a New York apartment, and with good savings and equity, they're contemplating investing in a place, but don't really know where to begin. 

Here's how she explains it:

Yes, even in #deBlasiosNewYork—and even if you have a doorman—you really do need to keep the door to your apartment locked. Seems obvious, right? Like advice we shouldn't even bother rehashing?

What, you don't create theme outfits to match your NYC neighborhood? (Refinery 29)

As a rule, we're advocates of taking most real estate market reports with a grain of salt. But one noteworthy data point from this week's onslaught of numbers caught our eye: according to Bond New York's report on the fourth quarter of 2014, since September, "a whopping 45 percent of contracts signed on units above $4 million were made off of floorplans." In other words, nearly ha

Here at BrickUnderground, we've devoted a lot of time to every kind of nightmare neighbor, from a knife-tossing maniac to a full-on prostitution ring. But what actually makes a good neighbor in such close quarters? Depends on your preferences: Are you a morning person or a night owl? A dog-loving stoner, or a wine-guzzling cat person? Whatever your preference, we've got a few ideas of who we'd be next door in an ideal world: