Affordable Apartments in Manhattan

I've found a couple of places in our price range. They're both in the same building.

• Affordable apartment #1

• Affordable apartment #2

Whaddya think?

I think that we could just barely afford one of these, what with a $550 monthly maintenance payment on top of the mortgage. Also, OGILF and I are only marginally capable of putting up curtains, never mind the sort of total renovation these apartments call for. On top of all that, it's a co-op building with no board approval required, which means (correct me if I'm wrong) that we would be buying into a building that appears to have major problems, which we cannot afford to fix. I think that's known as "being seriously fucked." Those of you who are co-op savvy, check out the FAQ. I think it looks like a bad deal.

So I'm looking at these pictures, and I say to OGILF, "this is totally freaking me out" and M says "Mom, if it's freaking you out, then just stop looking at it!" The girl's got a point.

It appears we are fated to be renters once more.