Brad Bateman

For 6 years, I lived one of those great New York City rental stories on the Upper West Side. 

Back in 2005 a good friend enlisted me, a real estate agent, to find her a one- or two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan that would make a good investment.

Once I had found her a great starter apartment in a full-service condo (with double height ceilings and a Juliette balcony), she then had me move in as her tenant.