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How to Find Cheap Apartments in New York City

By The Outlaw, published Jun 12, 2006
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Finding a cheap apartment in New York City can be quite a challenge. New York City is one of the most expensive cities in the United States and if you are looking for a cheap apartment, especially in Manhattan it can be quite hard. However here are some useful tips and ideas for finding a great bargain for an apartment. 

Firstly, if you have a job in one of the five boroughs in New York City, you do not have to limit yourself to Manhattan. You can buy an apartment or rent a place in any of the other boroughs since travel back and forth is cheap and easy. Manhattan has very expensive apartments. The apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side are very expensive and usually only the wealthy people can afford to live there. 

The lower east side contains much cheaper apartments. Usually buildings that do not have a doorman are cheaper than buildings that do. In addition, some studio apartments can be cheap and they are pretty big for studio rooms.
The best way for finding cheap and reasonable apartments in New York City is by looking through the real estate section of any local newspaper. Most people advertise the selling of their apartments through the newspaper or on the internet. When you also hire a real estate broker, he or she can help you find an apartment that is cheap and reasonable. 

Another great way of saving money is to buy an apartment that is unfurnished. Furbished apartments come with furniture that can be more expensive that the furniture that you were planning on buying for the apartment. This can add an extra financial burden and increase the price tag of the apartment. 

Another great tip is to buy an apartment that has not yet been renovated. Many people renovate their kitchens or living room in their apartment to increase the cost. Renovations to rooms in the apartment vary but it can add around an extra $20,000 to the value of the apartment. While an apartment that has not yet been renovated won't look at nice, it will indeed be cheaper for you to buy. 

How to Find Cheap Apartments in New York City
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Posted on 09/24/2008 at 6:09:38 PM

 
hi ..i'm looking for two bedroom apartment with kitchen -bathroom either of these could be small rooms....in Jackson Heights....400-500 a month including utilities...internet..electicity etc...though i know it's a challenge these days ..to get cheap apt....i'm really ,trully in need of help....within this month of april i have to shift.......please help this poor -desperate boi.......any sort of advice is your greatness upon me....pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee heeelllllppppppppp my email add is rayon_r27@hotmail.com....please contact me soon....

Posted on 04/25/2008 at 12:04:28 AM

 
Hi I'm moving up to New York to do an internship from July to the end of September and am looking for an apartment for less than $1000 a month, including utilities. You can email me at lt67573@appstate.edu. Thanks!

Posted on 04/17/2008 at 1:04:40 PM

 
hello< my name is demetrius and i'm looking for a one or two bedroom apartment that is $300-$700 per month. i can be contacted at mrdhargrove@aim.com or 345 659 7831

Posted on 12/28/2007 at 9:12:09 PM

 
My husband and I are looking for cheap holiday accomodation in New York for the period 9/12/07 to 14/01/07. You can contact me at vfmcghie@uwc.ac.za Thank you.

Posted on 11/29/2007 at 2:11:00 AM

 
I want to become a preschool/kindergarten teacher in NYC......so if anyone knows where I can find a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment for $100 - $1500 PER MONTH which include the utilities.

Posted on 10/07/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
do you help people find cheap apartments or do people just think you do?

Posted on 09/26/2007 at 8:09:00 PM

 
Hi my mane is alejandra and im looking for one berdroom 1.5 bathroom in manhattan unfurnished beetwenn 800$ -- 900$ my e-mail is aa44hrn@hotmail.com thanks

Posted on 09/08/2007 at 12:09:00 PM

 
Hello my name is emma i'am looking for a apatment in the west part of new york close to new jersey for a price range between 600.00 and 700.00 thank you

Posted on 08/20/2007 at 11:08:00 AM

 
Hi, my name is Dana and I will be moving to New York on november 2007. I am looking for a one bedroom or 1.5 bedroom aparment for 800-900 monthly or cheaper. Please help me as you've done for others. thank you.

Posted on 08/17/2007 at 9:08:00 AM

 
Hi my name is Cyrenna Pope and on September 2,2007 I will be moving from Philadelphia to New York City. I will be moving to the big apple for job and life changes. I am looking for a studio or one bedroom apartment for 800-850 monthly or cheaper. Please help me find something by my deadline.

Posted on 07/30/2007 at 12:07:00 PM

 
i wan to find cheap too cheap apartment b/w 200-300 dollars per month

Posted on 06/11/2007 at 9:06:00 AM

 
hi my names thomas barnett me and a friend intend on spending a gap year working and living in new york. at the moment me both live in england so it has been hard working out how to start looking for suitable accommidation for our stay. we are looking at renting a 2 bedroom apartment, we have yet not choosen a area of new york which we would like to look at in more detail so at this moment in time we are open to any suggestions. as we are both students on a gap year our price budget is not very high we would not like to hav to spend over $2,000 a month on rent so if you can offer any sort of help it would be very helpful, thanks.

Posted on 08/11/2006 at 8:08:00 PM

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