Virginia K. Smith

Good-ish news for vacation season: if your Airbnb host gets wasted and breaks into their own house while you're sleeping, you will get a refund (Business Insider)

More church conversions: Soon, you'll be able to live in apartments atop this Upper West Side church (BuzzBuzzHome via Gothamist)

Should you be renting or buying? Essential questions to ask yourself before you decide (Business Insider)

A duplex in a townhouse--with a backyard!--for $3,500 a month is a steal by Manhattan standards, especially when you take into account the building's back story. Built in 1899, it was purportedly once owned by a mobster and featured in a Katharine Hepburn movie. Even so, West 160th Street can feel like Siberia to some, and the kitchen (along with some of the decor) is in sore need of an update.

Texting with your landlord: a do or a don't? (Zillow)

Got a condo or co-op in a flood zone? Get your facts straight on federal flood insurance (Habitat Magazine)