Posts Tagged: renting in NYC

What Is a Prewar Apartment Building?
What Is a Prewar Apartment Building?

What Is a Prewar Apartment Building?

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
If you’re looking for an apartment, especially in New York City, you’re likely to stumble upon the term “prewar apartment.” You’ll often see it in the section of an apartment listing describing the property’s features. Some people actively seek out prewar apartments, and finding one — especially in a competitive rental market — can be…
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NYC Rentals: 7 Reasons Why It’s Like No Other Apartment Search
NYC Rentals: 7 Reasons Why It’s Like No Other Apartment Search

NYC Rentals: 7 Reasons Why It’s Like No Other Apartment Search

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
While New York City is (in my opinion) the best city on earth, it easily becomes one of the worst cities when you’re looking for your own apartment. Whether you’ve lived here for years or are ready to relocate, the apartment search is stressful, and, like everything else in this town, expensive. Here are seven ways it’s different from…
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Do You Need A Broker To Find A Rental?
Do You Need A Broker To Find A Rental?

Do You Need A Broker To Find A Rental?

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Do you need to use a broker to find a decent place to live? It may seem to many of our readers that if you use a broker to find an apartment, you’re wasting your money, or you’re spoiled and not a “real” apartment hunter. In fact, I felt that way, too – until I used…
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I’m Renting a Condo…from My Mother
I’m Renting a Condo…from My Mother

I’m Renting a Condo…from My Mother

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
With this post we welcome a new blogger to the MFA team.  Christa is a first time renter, born and raised in New York, and she’ll be telling us what it’s like when you call your landlord Mom.   I’m  Renting a Condo…from My Mother Renting an apartment is a process that has the potential…
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8 Things I Learned Using a New York City Rental Broker
8 Things I Learned Using a New York City Rental Broker

8 Things I Learned Using a New York City Rental Broker

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
As you may have realized by now, I am Australian, so my experiences of finding “my first apartment” in New York City weren’t exactly my first experiences of finding an apartment. I have had leases in Australia and thought I knew the process quite well. I was caught pretty off guard here in the USA!…
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How I Got My First New York City Apartment …and What I Learned
How I Got My First New York City Apartment …and What I Learned

How I Got My First New York City Apartment …and What I Learned

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Lets get something very clear: there is little point in searching the Internet to find your dream apartment, because even if you find it online, there is a large chance it is not available for lease and perhaps never was. Or so implied the broker I began speaking to, in the hope of getting my own…
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Alexandra’s AirBnB Experiences in Manhattan
Alexandra’s AirBnB Experiences in Manhattan

Alexandra’s AirBnB Experiences in Manhattan

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Our newest blogger, Aussie Chick Alexandra has landed in Manhattan with her two tightly packed suitcases and reports on her actual AirBnB experiences. (She had narrowly escaped getting scammed early on.) Using AirBnB in Manhattan – This time was different! Each time in the past that I have used AirBnb as an accommodation tool, I have leased…
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