This week readers visited Brick Underground to check out six lessons a New York City couple learned when they upgraded from a studio to a rent-stabilized one bedroom. One lesson learned: If you find a place before you can actually move, negotiate a move-in date so you don't risk loosing the apartment.
Also of interest: A new credit card from Kairo gives you rewards for paying your rent—and it can help turn you into a homeowner one day.
Austin Havens-Bowen is a writer and reporter. He previously covered local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.
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