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The Real Estate Whisperer
The truth behind finding an apartment in New York City
The Real Estate Whisperer
With rents finally going down in New York City, it’s important to understand real estate lingo if you don’t want to waste your time looking for apartments that don’t exist or that you can’t afford. Here are some common terms you might see on Craigslist or StreetEasy and what they really mean.
1. Fantastic light — There is one window in the apartment, and it is fantastic. It opens. It shuts and before the condo was built across the street you could actually see out of it.
2. Pets upon approval — no that does not mean you can bring your slurpy Labrador into the coop. Hey, you probably can’t even bring your cat — the woman upstairs will complain. I don’t know, maybe a ferret?
3. Cozy studio — You must have an avid social life to live in one. You should use it to tell all your friends you have a place in New York, but not really suitable for you to entertain your family from the Midwest who suddenly wants to visit all time.
4. Convertible 2 bedrooms — It is a one-bedroom and a hallway. Scratch that, it is a studio apartment, but with a little imagination and some duct tape, you can make it 2 bedrooms.
