I don't know that there is much that is more frustrating than the NYC apartment hunt. I've begun mine. The only caveat I have is that I want to live by myself.
That apparently is the one thing that nobody wants to let you do. I'm literally looking at one-bedroom apartments that are $200 less than 2 bedroom apartments in the same building... So $1200 and $1400 respectively.
If I put that money into a mortgage I could by some mid-western counties.
This got me looking into other options. I'm handy. I really only need a concrete pad, walls, cieling and a sewer drain. This shouldn't be that hard, right? Wrong.
Looking into commercial real estate I find that I *can* get a storefront or warehouse space for about $1.50/ft/yr - completely illegally, but you could live in it, if you get the right owner. But if you go that route you need 2 months security, maybe more if you have bad credit, and most likely you need someone to rent a small portion of it for business use.
I like the idea of having an 'office' for my various business and studio needs. Oi.
A shack on the side of a mountain and bio-diesel van is looking better and better.
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