Michelle Castillo
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Co-op vs condo vs house? A first-time buyer sorts through her options
May 31, 2017 - 08:59 AM
A guide to the difference between a co-op, condo, and a house.
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Location, location, location: Deciding where to buy was the first stumper for our first-time buyer columnist
April 26, 2017 - 08:59 AM
Finding the answers to the essential where-to-live question isn't easy. We have tips.
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A 'rental rookie' turns into a buyer: Join her journey and learn from her (mis)adventures
April 5, 2017 - 08:59 AM
What you need to know if you're ready to jump into the market—from a rookie buyer who knows what you're in for.
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Heading up to tar beach this weekend? Read this first
June 29, 2016 - 15:59 PM
Tar beach etiquette for those who summer in the city.
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Goodbye, Rental Rookie: Moving day and lessons of starting anew Read More
May 11, 2011 - 08:02 AM
This is the final installment of Rental Rookie, Michelle Castillo's twice-monthly column chronicling her first year as a renter in NYC. If you're new to the NYC rental scene and want to share your experiences here, drop us a line.
Rental Rookie: In NYC, stick with the smallest U-Haul Read More
April 27, 2011 - 12:15 PM
Moving day can be a joy or a pain, depending on how organized you are. Seeing that I am a self-professed pack rat, it wasn’t just a nuisance, it was a nightmare.
Part of problem was that I bought all the furniture for our apartment because, though my bedroom was bigger and I should have paid more, we split the rent equally. You see, Mike wasn't sure he was going to stay past one year, so we had agreed that I should plunk down the cash for our necessities. Now, I had all this stuff to move to a different borough.
