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I understand you may have seen these before- I didn't realize how hard this is. Here's one that I thought was reasonable in Massapequa:
http://www.apartments.com/partner/summarybz.aspx?property=200406.4&srank=34&who=newsday&p=newsday&rgn2=78&state=ny&partner=newsday&iscustom=y&area3=y&subarea1=y&subarea2=y&subarea3=y&rent_minimum=0&rent_maximum=99999&am28=0&pg=4&page=summarybz&prvpg=7&srt1=0.73&srt2=0.73&srt3=0.73

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Posted by flairforfashion

I understand you may have seen these before- I didn't realize how hard this is. Here's one that I thought was reasonable in Massapequa:
http://www.apartments.com/partner/summarybz.aspx?property=200406.4&srank=34&who=newsday&p=newsday&rgn2=78&state=ny&partner=newsday&iscustom=y&area3=y&subarea1=y&subarea2=y&subarea3=y&rent_minimum=0&rent_maximum=99999&am28=0&pg=4&page=summarybz&prvpg=7&srt1=0.73&srt2=0.73&srt3=0.73

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thats been on there since i first started lookin and its a lil weird because it lists like 10 diff places so i never looked into it

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I just realized I think you met my husband the other day when you looked at his mom's apartment. He told me an 09 LIW bride Gina and Vinny

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thank you ladies for all your help and advice! you guys go above and beyond and thats awesome!!!!

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Posted by flairforfashion

Here you go- I did a search on Nassau County on newsday.com. Here it is:

http://www.apartments.com/partner/Results.aspx?page=results&who=newsday&p=newsday&rgn2=78&state=ny&partner=newsday&iscustom=y&area3=y&subarea1=y&subarea2=y&subarea3=y&prvpg=5&Rent_Minimum=0&Rent_Maximum=99999&am28=0

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ive used that before... alot dont take down the listing after its been renting which is annoying... and i also found a woman on there that was snotty as hell to me when i said my fiance and i wanna look at the apt... she was like NOOOO THIS IS FOR 1 PERSONNNNNN.... meanwhile it didnt say that at all in the listing... im suppossed to read her mind i guess...

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Alot of ads dont say 1 person or 2 allowed. I just have to call and find out.
I love when they say sure a couple is fine and the apt is the size of a shoebox

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Posted by flairforfashion

Here you go- I did a search on Nassau County on newsday.com. Here it is:

http://www.apartments.com/partner/Results.aspx?page=results&who=newsday&p=newsday&rgn2=78&state=ny&partner=newsday&iscustom=y&area3=y&subarea1=y&subarea2=y&subarea3=y&prvpg=5&Rent_Minimum=0&Rent_Maximum=99999&am28=0

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ive used that before... alot dont take down the listing after its been renting which is annoying... and i also found a woman on there that was snotty as hell to me when i said my fiance and i wanna look at the apt... she was like NOOOO THIS IS FOR 1 PERSONNNNNN.... meanwhile it didnt say that at all in the listing... im suppossed to read her mind i guess...

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Alot of ads dont say 1 person or 2 allowed. I just have to call and find out.
I love when they say sure a couple is fine and the apt is the size of a shoebox

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yes, we already know that firsthand.... loked at one and there was literally zero closet space.... how that was suppossed to work for 2 is beyond me... and they said a couple lived there before... i sat there wondering how... lol

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We looked at one and the fridge was in the bedroom ??????? Not one closet, no countertops.
I mean come on, if youwant to rent out your upstairs, make it liveable

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We looked at one and the fridge was in the bedroom ??????? Not one closet, no countertops.
I mean come on, if youwant to rent out your upstairs, make it liveable

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LOL OMG! and then they think they can get good money for it which is soooo funny... its like what do you think you have here???? fridge in bedroom... thats a new one... the one we saw had 2 steps inside a closet and i was dyinggggg ... nevetr seen that before

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People dont care what the apartment looks like, the size, anything, all they care about is renting it and getting money!!!

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i found my apt on craigslist but im in Queens so it might be easier for city people more than LI

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People dont care what the apartment looks like, the size, anything, all they care about is renting it and getting money!!!

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people are ridiculous and i really hate when they make it sound one way and then you go see it and looks nothing like the pics or how they described. Our real estate agent wanted to show us this 1 apartment, he talked so much about it and we were so excited about it, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, whole apt newly renovated, terrace and all that.

We get to the place and within 2 mins i hated it. The bedrooms were tiny, you could basically fit a bed and thats it, they said it fits a king size yeah the king size would take up the whole room and no room for anything else. The bathrooms took up most of the space from the bedrooms. The kitchen was really small and was open and went from the living room which was also VERY small. There was a lady there with her son looking at it at the same time as us, she also had a daughter bc she talked about if her daughter would like it. The funny thing is this apartment cost more than any other apartment we had seen, it was ridiculous what they were charging but our real estate agent convinced us to see it, all the apartments we saw in the same area were alot bigger, nicer and less money. As soon as we left our real estate agent called us bc he said we would have to put in an offer right away bc that lady really wants it, i was like good i hated it, she can have it.

Its a frustrating process you walk into some of these apartments and wonder what people are thinking, the most messed up apartments they ask for more money than others. One apartment i walked into i couldnt even stay in there, the people knew we were coming and went out just so we can see it. The apartment was the dirtiest, messiest apt ive ever seen anyone live in. There were clothes EVERYWHERE, on the couch, all over the floor, infact the moment you walked into the hallway there was a trail of clothes, garbage on the floor, make up and just cr*p on the bed, couches, floor, kitchen. You seriously couldnt even step anywhere bc there were stuff all over the floor. Its disgusting that people even live like this and then on top of that, thats how they show the apartment

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good luck finding a place! the search is never easy! we just found our place and the search was draining. I thought for sure we'd never find something good. If it wasn't too small, it was too dirty, or in a bad neighborhood, or in front of an active train or infested with some creepy crawly or another. but we finally found our PERFECT place. you WILL find something!

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Posted by SB7308

People dont care what the apartment looks like, the size, anything, all they care about is renting it and getting money!!!

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people are ridiculous and i really hate when they make it sound one way and then you go see it and looks nothing like the pics or how they described. Our real estate agent wanted to show us this 1 apartment, he talked so much about it and we were so excited about it, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, whole apt newly renovated, terrace and all that.

We get to the place and within 2 mins i hated it. The bedrooms were tiny, you could basically fit a bed and thats it, they said it fits a king size yeah the king size would take up the whole room and no room for anything else. The bathrooms took up most of the space from the bedrooms. The kitchen was really small and was open and went from the living room which was also VERY small. There was a lady there with her son looking at it at the same time as us, she also had a daughter bc she talked about if her daughter would like it. The funny thing is this apartment cost more than any other apartment we had seen, it was ridiculous what they were charging but our real estate agent convinced us to see it, all the apartments we saw in the same area were alot bigger, nicer and less money. As soon as we left our real estate agent called us bc he said we would have to put in an offer right away bc that lady really wants it, i was like good i hated it, she can have it.

Its a frustrating process you walk into some of these apartments and wonder what people are thinking, the most messed up apartments they ask for more money than others. One apartment i walked into i couldnt even stay in there, the people knew we were coming and went out just so we can see it. The apartment was the dirtiest, messiest apt ive ever seen anyone live in. There were clothes EVERYWHERE, on the couch, all over the floor, infact the moment you walked into the hallway there was a trail of clothes, garbage on the floor, make up and just cr*p on the bed, couches, floor, kitchen. You seriously couldnt even step anywhere bc there were stuff all over the floor. Its disgusting that people even live like this and then on top of that, thats how they show the apartment

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This made me laugh bc its so funny how redic people can be... I would like to say god luck to anyone that hasnt started this process yet... you will need it... as for me and fh, this move will be the first place for the 2 of us and i cannot even tell you how many fights we've had about this already... so much so that we began to question 'if we're having this much trouble now, what the hell are we going to do when it comes time to buy something...'

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by SB7308

People dont care what the apartment looks like, the size, anything, all they care about is renting it and getting money!!!

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people are ridiculous and i really hate when they make it sound one way and then you go see it and looks nothing like the pics or how they described. Our real estate agent wanted to show us this 1 apartment, he talked so much about it and we were so excited about it, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, whole apt newly renovated, terrace and all that.

We get to the place and within 2 mins i hated it. The bedrooms were tiny, you could basically fit a bed and thats it, they said it fits a king size yeah the king size would take up the whole room and no room for anything else. The bathrooms took up most of the space from the bedrooms. The kitchen was really small and was open and went from the living room which was also VERY small. There was a lady there with her son looking at it at the same time as us, she also had a daughter bc she talked about if her daughter would like it. The funny thing is this apartment cost more than any other apartment we had seen, it was ridiculous what they were charging but our real estate agent convinced us to see it, all the apartments we saw in the same area were alot bigger, nicer and less money. As soon as we left our real estate agent called us bc he said we would have to put in an offer right away bc that lady really wants it, i was like good i hated it, she can have it.

Its a frustrating process you walk into some of these apartments and wonder what people are thinking, the most messed up apartments they ask for more money than others. One apartment i walked into i couldnt even stay in there, the people knew we were coming and went out just so we can see it. The apartment was the dirtiest, messiest apt ive ever seen anyone live in. There were clothes EVERYWHERE, on the couch, all over the floor, infact the moment you walked into the hallway there was a trail of clothes, garbage on the floor, make up and just cr*p on the bed, couches, floor, kitchen. You seriously couldnt even step anywhere bc there were stuff all over the floor. Its disgusting that people even live like this and then on top of that, thats how they show the apartment

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This made me laugh bc its so funny how redic people can be... I would like to say god luck to anyone that hasnt started this process yet... you will need it... as for me and fh, this move will be the first place for the 2 of us and i cannot even tell you how many fights we've had about this already... so much so that we began to question 'if we're having this much trouble now, what the hell are we going to do when it comes time to buy something...'

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dont let it effect the two of you. When you do find a place that is perfect it will be perfect for the two of you, and none of the previous fights will matter.

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Lynbrook has a lot of apartments on Atlantic Ave, close to train, walking distance to town, good schools, etc.

210 atlantic
230 atlantic ave

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When FH and I were looking for a new place, i got so frustrated with craigslist. things were either crappy, too good to be true, or just scams.
we had to end up going through a real estate agent even tho i didnt want to, bcuz i hated the fact of having to pay them one month's rent commission. We ended up negotiating the commission in half after we found an apartment we loved.

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Posted by fabulousmady

When FH and I were looking for a new place, i got so frustrated with craigslist. things were either crappy, too good to be true, or just scams.
we had to end up going through a real estate agent even tho i didnt want to, bcuz i hated the fact of having to pay them one month's rent commission. We ended up negotiating the commission in half after we found an apartment we loved.

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didnt think thats could be negotiated and its the same reason why im not looking at broker listings...

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When FH and I were looking for a new place, i got so frustrated with craigslist. things were either crappy, too good to be true, or just scams.
we had to end up going through a real estate agent even tho i didnt want to, bcuz i hated the fact of having to pay them one month's rent commission. We ended up negotiating the commission in half after we found an apartment we loved.

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I'll have to remember that one...I did this twice already through a real estate agent but, I have to say we found nice places

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Here is my craiglist story. I saw a broker adverstiment for building that I honestly did not know exist in the area i am from. The building was literaly 10 blocks from where I was living. When I entered the building I looked for the super information I memorized it and called the next day and went directly through the management office it saved me the ridiculous amt of money the realtor wanted to charge me. Which was 10% of the annual rent. I saved my self 1.4K and I got my apartment. So my craiglist experience was great.

Mazz are you open to all areas I live in a nice area in queens that close to everything or are set on Long Island?

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Here is my craiglist story. I saw a broker adverstiment for building that I honestly did not know exist in the area i am from. The building was literaly 10 blocks from where I was living. When I entered the building I looked for the super information I memorized it and called the next day and went directly through the management office it saved me the ridiculous amt of money the realtor wanted to charge me. Which was 10% of the annual rent. I saved my self 1.4K and I got my apartment. So my craiglist experience was great.

Mazz are you open to all areas I live in a nice area in queens that close to everything or are set on Long Island?

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we're sticking with LI for the simple fact that queens doesnt have cablevision and thats FH's employee perk .. otherwise, they give him like 30 bucks towards another cable service which is nothing