In this week's New York magazine, find out how to dodge a broker's fee (hit the pavement, spread the word, select "owner pays" listings); buy an apartment at panic selling prices (a Grace Court one-bed for $549,000, a Bed-Stuy two-bed for $399,000); or get a break on rent by becoming your building's superintendent. “I’ll take care of the trash, the boiler, the keys, and the lightbulbs, if you knock $100 a month off the rent," one resident told his prospective landlord. You don't need to be as handy as Joe the plumber to do it. "If there is ever a bigger problem—a gushing toilet, a broken lock—I keep the numbers for a good plumber and locksmith in my wallet."
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