A Guide To Renting An Apartment In New York

A Guide To Renting An Apartment In New York

When I moved to New York, I found myself facing the grim prospect of having to crash with friends until I found a place. After a few weeks of scrambling to find the next couch and half a month's salary in gypsy cabs, I was convinced that this was no way to live.

I tried the no-fee apartment sites. They had almost no listings. I turned to Craigslist, sifted through mountains of spam and saw dozens of apartments. I dealt with a shit-ton of brokers. I was lied to, cheated and manhandled. And in the end, I won. What follows is the collective wisdom of my two and a half months in the dark, poisonous swamp that is the New York City housing market.

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