How to be a good guest if you're crashing in your friend's closet (My First Apartment)
The surest (and most elusive) marker of adulthood in NYC: a halfway decent bathroom (BKMag)
How to know when it's worth it to renovate your aging apartment (NYT)
Related: 9 time-tested tricks for making your rental's kitchen more livable (Apartment Therapy)
A building with amenities is cheaper than you'd think, if you're willing to compromise on location (NYT)
Behold one of Sweden's smallest apartments—and rethink your anti-loft-bed stance (Refinery 29)
It's getting a little easier to land a mortgage as a "high risk" borrower (NYT)
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