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This post may be of interest to a few readers who deal in Real Estate on the East End of Long Island.

Its hard to find a trustworthy builder / general contractor in the Hamptons. Allow me to save you some time and frustration...

My brother-in-law, Brian McGinness, has been building homes in the Hamptons for many years. He is a great guy and he does amazing work. I'm speaking from experience as he just completed our home. Here are some pictures of our Hampton Bays residence.

Visit the website of Brian McGinness Construction if you are looking for a good General Contractor on the East End of Long Island.

Tom

Finding an affordable apartment in New York city is often a challenge. While paying a brokers fee can help you find a good deal more quickly, it is a barrier to entry for some apartment hunters in New York City.

Many people choose to find a roomate to move in with. A carefully selected roomate can help share all of the expenses associated with an apartment in manhattan. It is always best to get a referral from a friend; however, several services exist to help expedite the process. EasyRoomate.com is a great way to find a roommate in nyc or post an available room.

Visit their site to get more info and register.

I personally live in one of their apartments. I highly recommend that you stop by their office and pick up an updated list of their apartments. They have quite a few buildings on the upper east side and some others sprinkled throughout the city. Make sure you have good credit before going here!!! It is a little hard to qualify; however, it is worth the energy.

Visit their website here

I suggest that you visit Glenwood Management Company. Here is their phone number - 212.535.0500

They have no fee luxury apartments all over Manhattan. You can walk in to their buildings without a broker and get yourself a nice place. Most of their buildings have a doorman and other nice extra touches...

There is a service available called Rent-Direct. One of my friends found it to be helpful and worth the fee.

I dont personally have experience with their service, so if you have any info feel free to post it below!!!

visit their site here and check out a blurb that I copied and pasted from there site:

Now in our 10th year of serving the NYC metro area, Rent-Direct.com has become the NUMBER ONE source for no broker fee apartment rentals. We provide both renters and landlords with the resources they need to quickly and cost-effectively rent their next apartment.

For about 2 years I dragged myself and hundreds of apartment hunters around Manhattan trying to find the best apartments available. This is no small task. At any point in time, there are thousands of apartments available for rent and most of them come with lots of baggage and strings attached.

When I say baggage, you probably imagine giant cucarachas running around a 250 square foot studio. Well - thats not too unlikely - but you should be more worried about hidden fees, shady agents, terrible lease terms, and freaky landlords. All of the aforementioned can make your hunt a miserable one...

Please note - This website is not a rant designed to bash the hard working real estate brokers in Manhattan. Trust me, nyc apartment brokers are some of the hardest working people on the isle of Manhattan. These people toil day in and day out trying to make a buck - most of the time the brokers they work for take 50/60/70 percent of their commissions in exchange for access to the company's listings - That really sux. In fact, some of the major rental companies dont even provide water or drinks to their agents during the summer months! So, long story short, Brokers work hard and they can even help you save money!!!

This publication will be focused on how to help you save money when renting a new york city apartment. Some of the advice may even suggest that you pay a fee to a broker... So, if you are trying to find an apartment in Manhattan - check back often.

Speak with you soon!

By Now, you've probably heard of Craigslist. I have tons of respect for Craig Newmark and crew. They have developed and maintained one of the coolest services on the planet. Craig helped me make many thousands of dollars in a really short period of time.

I was one of the first real estate brokers in manhattan to post apartment listings on Craigslist. About 45 seconds after posting my first *free* apartment listing, my phone rang off the hook. I scheduled 15 appointments and rented 7 apartments that day. - Mr. Newmark, I owe you bigtime - I made about $6,000 in one day.

Well, times have changed a bit and other brokers got wise to the splendor of this service. Looks like craigslist may begin charging for apartment listing ads in New York City - Craig, I say go for it. Users deserve high quality ads and you deserve some dough.

Nonetheless, apartment hunters should continue to turn to Craiglsist to find great apartments in Manhattan. Heck, you should even go there to get lucky :-)