MY NYC APARTMENT HUNT! How to Find an Apartment in NYC

[@anesaaden6188]

Me: is 14 Also me: watching apartment hunting videos because I’m sick of my family

[@coral9715]

Literally meeeee omg this is so on point but I’m 16 :)

[@emanuel4796]

same :o And im from germany :o

[@muskaanmoinuddin925]

Asha Moha honestly yall, after this quarantine I’m leaving so quick

[@terry9837]

I’m 11. 💀

[@hanaishikura8686]

Anesa Aden I’m turning 13 soon what am I doing here

[@thesnootyboots]

NYC passed a few new renters laws this past Summer including your application fee can never exceed $20.

[@ElenaTaber]

THANK GOD

[@lexchin4646]

PRAISE JESUS

[@sandysimpson4785]

Good...

[@CG-qb2ii]

We rented in July and the broker would not honor the new law. Said he knew nothing about it. Buyer (renter) beware. Broker told us the fee was for the credit check and they charged us $100 per renter or guarantor - so we ended up dumping $400 into application fees for two college students renters and we almost lost the apartment, got into a bidding war with another applicant even though we had the application in first. It is brutal to rent in NYC.

[@DamonAndJo]

HAPPY LIVING IN PARIS, but watching this in case i have to come back to the states 🤭

[@ElenaTaber]

yesss we can be neighbors :')

[@sydneywhitman2956]

Please make a video diving more deep into the finances of living in NYC !! Like how you budget and how much money each part of your life takes i.e. rent, utilities, phone etc - it would be super helpful and interesting!

[@ElenaTaber]

Sydney Whitman I love that idea :)

[@hellojennie_english]

Is it just me who feels that your video quality has improved a lot in this video? So cinematic My video goal!!🥺 And you look prettier than ever Omg ❤️

[@ElenaTaber]

Ah thanks!!! Yes, i was using my fancy camera in this 😏

[@yappifavie]

@@ElenaTaber Can I just ask what camera was it? hehe i love u

[@seriahalexus]

Yes! This video quality is amazinggg

[@ElenaTaber]

Moving to NYC isn't exactly the easiest thing butttTttTtt it's so incredibly worth it!! Here are some time stamps to help you out! 2:52 - How to start your search & online apartment hunting 4:51 - The in person search & apartment viewing 9:25- How to apply & get your apartment

[@bighitlabels2474]

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[@lexchin4646]

This is one of the best/most realistic “how to move to NYC” videos i’ve ever watched as someone who’s lived in NYC (not manhattan) for about 8 years and moved every. single. year. lol.

[@ElenaTaber]

Ah I'm so glad you thought so!

[@martasfakeaccount2473]

hey, what do you think are the best / safe / artsy (i´m a product designer) / young / not as super super expensive boroughs of nyc? i´ve always dreamt of living there :)

[@emmacauvin]

Me: I am probably never going to rent an apartment in NYC Also me: gonna watch anyway bc it's Elena

[@ElenaTaber]

I'M HONORED

[@lea7489]

I am shocked by how expensive apartments in NYC/ the us in general are. I literally pay 350€ which I think is about 400$ - I have 2 roommates so about 1000€ total and I live in a wonderful central area of Vienna, Austria.

[@ElenaTaber]

maybe i should move to vienna next then ah 😅

[@ria-ld6pf]

omg that sounds awesome, vienna is so beautiful

[@aiai-j7i]

You also make a lot less money there.

[@KiraDaBeastNY]

Isn't Vienna known for very good public housing?

[@lea7489]

@@KiraDaBeastNY historically yes, it's getting worse though. Still very grateful to know that there are so many possibilities for less privileged folks.

[@jacobvidad8780]

I'm just 14 and I already have plans on moving to NYC ❤

[@jennaferguson6021]

Same 😂

[@anitaahr2949]

samee

[@hilaryedmiston1659]

OMG are you wearing @bestdressed earrings? Even if not they look damn fine :) thanks for another informative video!

[@ElenaTaber]

Hilary Edmiston yes I am!!!!!

[@JulieNguyenYoga]

I can't get over your hair. So effortlessly beautiful!

[@wearilive]

this vid was cutie made

[@AllySheehan]

Not only is this video so damn helpful but also just SO PLEASING TO THE EYES and also kinda annoying because of how beautiful you are x

[@ElenaTaber]

Ally Sheehan so glad it helped!

[@xfactor1497]

Hoping to move there at some point, been my favorite place since I was 8. I will def have to use this when the time comes.

[@ElenaTaber]

Yess I hope it will help!

[@claireisabel5953]

the background in this video is so pretty!! love how you decorated :)

[@ElenaTaber]

Thank you!!!

[@biancakratky5280]

Just went through the whole NYC apartment hunting struggle as well! Must have looked at a close to 30 places but eventually found the dream room!

[@zesnq1498]

I live with a rat roomate in my NY apartment

[@LD-jj2tg]

LMFAOOO

[@klt5756]

i know some apts on streeteasy make you pay a broker's fee even if you find them yourself. did you have to do that?

[@TheEvergreenSoul]

I wanna move to NYC too😭 maybe one day my dream will come true✨🧡💫

[@ChristineShen]

The Evergreen Soul your thumbnails are too cute😍

[@ludovicatorti3401]

this is the type of videos I need! I wish many more youtubers from different cities could do one, helping us out here. but I'll start looking on my own, taking inspiration from your video and applying all the tips to a different city 🤗 thank you!

[@ElenaTaber]

Ludovica Torti yay I’m so glad this is helpful!!

[@ChristianneYu96]

Relatable! I slept on my aunt’s couch and when I’m financially stable, i finally found an apartment in Astoria, Queens after 3 in person viewings :)

[@ElenaTaber]

Christianne Yu dang you got lucky finding one with just searching for a few!

[@janaynayification1]

Do you mind sharing how long it took you to find your apartment?

[@guillermoortiz1492]

How do you like astoria living? Is it a great family oriented neighborhood?

[@ChristianneYu96]

@@guillermoortiz1492 Hi! yes, it's calm but not too quiet. it's been a year and a half and i have no complains about my neighborhood. I would see families, schools, playgrounds, churches around the area.

[@wearilive]

i love u

[@ahammerheadexplosion]

i am obsessed!! with learning about apartment hunting in NYC

[@hannahn6643]

I love how positive you are thanks for being so helpful and putting so much work into your videos! Love you and hope you are dong well ❤️❤️

[@commonunicorn1975]

I moved here a year ago. I don’t know why I’m watching this, lol.

[@marcelamorales2342]

I really felt your pain of how expensive it is 😂 but it was worthy your apartment is beautiful and has enough space 💛

[@ElenaTaber]

Marcela Morales sooo pricy! But yes I feel very thankful to have found my spot :)

[@thesixthstation8792]

Damn for 5000 i would rent a big house with about 5 bed in one of the best areas of Miami, Miami is pretty expensive tho but seems like living in NYC is impossible for me, well ill be in my next life.

[@lisabladh553]

This was SO HELPFUL for me who is at the very first stages of moving to nyc! Thank you!!

[@ElenaTaber]

You're so welcome!!

[@dylanw890]

Honestly, what would be even more interesting to know is what do you do for a living to be able to afford living in NYC? For most people to be able to afford the luxury of living in NYC, they are most likely either born with money, in the medical field, or do something in finance or accounting. This Spring I will be graduating with my bachelors in accounting and business adminsitration (finance + management) and I've accepted a position to work for PwC in international taxation. While this may not be the most lucrative field out there I was surprised how little 95K will get me in Manhattan. I've been preparing a budget for the last two months now literally keeping track of everything that I buy and getting a feel for my cost of living, and it is making me exceptionally nervous to move down there becuase I want my quality of life to be adequate for the level of money I am making down there.

[@thenerdygirl4271]

Do you need to have the fees/rent/etc. for signing in physical cash? I am moving to NYC next year and I am SO NERVOUS about being able to do this. I’m glad to know that it’s possible!

[@wildbelles]

I wanna know this too!

[@ninacampbell2911]

This video is so helpful and timely for me! I've lived in NYC forever (like, with my parents lol) but am about to start apartment hunting w/ my best friend - thanks for makin this :)

[@ElenaTaber]

Nina Campbell woooo you’re welcome 😊

[@kristinawetterich]

I feel your struggle!! I'm apartment hunting in NYC and theres like 4 listings total in the areas I want to live and it is SO stressful. Glad you found a place that feels like home! :')

[@ElenaTaber]

It's so tricky but you'll figure it out with time!

[@madisonhaile8530]

I’m contemplating going to college in New York (The New School) but I’m intimidated by the expenses and lifestyle. I’m from Nashville so I’m afraid I won’t be able to thrive well there. Also I don’t think I can afford living there, but it’s been a lifelong dream and I finally have the opportunity to do so! I’m just a curious high schooler trying to work out the logistics and practicality of it all. I need someone to sit me down and tell it to me straight!

[@elisabettagirardi]

Ciao Elena, I have just a quick question. How do you usually get to see the apartments? Are there real estate agencies that can show you a bunch in one day for example? Do you organize it through StreetEasy for example? I need to plan that in advance since I will be coming from Baltimore for the search just for short periodo of time...

[@peregrintook9]

just a quick tenant's rights fyi: it is illegal in nyc to charge more than $20 as an application fee!!!! you should not be charged more than $20!!!

[@ElenaTaber]

melanie omg amazing!!! I’m so glad there’s finally new regulations/laws making the application process and renting an apartment not an insane

[@Abercrombieindya]

This happens all the time though. I’ve never paid less than $25 for an app

[@heatherslove]

Oh my god these kind of stuff are such a pain in the ass in new york like its just rental what the fuck

[@heatherslove]

@Taylor OMG DHANODNWKD rather just pay the rent with my whole salary

[@gharbaahmed5933]

I like the way you start your videos ❤😘🥰😍🤩🤭😊🤗😇🥳

[@AlexandraSophia]

I loved this! NYC seems so amazing !! ✨❤️ I just posted my version of apartment hunting in LA!

[@leticiamarques479]

Spectacular apartament

[@Priyanka-bu4cv]

If I’m looking to move in August, when do you recommend that I start the apartment search in person? Would it be almost impossible to secure an apartment in March/April for August?

[@chester7532]

I knew that renting and buying real estates is expensive in New York, but watching this video makes it more like how can normal people effort this. ;D For 3350$ = 3000 Euro you can rent a luxury penthouse in Berlin.

[@lea7489]

Right?!

[@leslieblanco3536]

ill move to berlin for a month!! Hope they're cool withbrown girls though haha

[@Sophie-yg8ox]

Leslie Blanco of course they Are :)

[@lorrainei1622]

Honestly not everywhere in new york is this expensive, its just that these youtubers choose to live in these expensive areas like midtown manhattan to try glamorize new york city for their vlogs to potray the carrie bradshaw new york image, but honestly regular people in nyc that work regular jobs pay around $1200-1600 a month for a apartment or have room mates and split the cost so they would be paying around $700 a month each.

[@allesdurcheinander7494]

Omg, I was looking for this comment! Like everybody is complaining about the rent in Berlin/ München/ Hamburg, but it’s actually not that high compared to NY 🙈

[@fatemeh4235]

Do they ask for cosigners in NYC? How about proof of income? Generally, how possible is it for me as an immigrant to arrive and have the rent and a couple of deposits and no stable job? I'll be studying at NYU.

[@inaleighjohnson2813]

This is cute and can definitely relate living in San Francisco!!

[@Cherry_Ramone]

youmust be making tons of $ :O

[@kathrinebech6460]

I am so excited about this video! You and your videos are amazing! I love your personality❤️❤️

[@ElenaTaber]

Ah i hope it helps! Thanks so much!

[@scottievaldez4194]

NYC is so expensive, everything is like $2,000 how do you people afford to live there?

[@EricaZetterquist]

your bedroom is goals😍

[@njkb1730]

I live on a different continent and don't plan to move at all, what am I doing here?

[@brianblackwood3120]

What is that song that pops in at 2:50 or so? I’ve heard it elsewhere. Not to diminish what you’re talking about but good music choices

[@JannaBrewer]

Thanks SO much for sharing all this!!❤️

[@natalieday3892]

Can you do a sort of budget video? Like how to start saving in college so I can move to New York?

[@CralisaVictoria]

I had about 1 friend 2 suitcases 💀💀💀lmao

[@wilbogdanoff8423]

*_This is really inspiring to me. Thank you!_*

[@ElenaTaber]

Yay you're welcome!!

[@propertyinsider1793]

great tour elena!!!I just uploaded a video showing a rent stabilized east village studio for $1,448

[@angeliejb]

I loved your video!! it was so helpful knowing these tips because I'm moving to New York in June/July and vlogging my whole process! can't wait to share my experience with everybody!! I'm a smaller youtube so Im also super excited to grow my channel

[@LianneRose]

Please make a video on how to edit your vlogs/ videos. It looks so aesthetic and minimalist.

[@robincastro4191]

why is 40x the rent an acceptable number?

[@terry9837]

if you and bestdressed did I collab it would be a really great lol love your vids btw

[@ElenaTaber]

We've done them before! We did a thrift collage like 2 years ago

[@terry9837]

Elena Taber oh I’ll go watch it now :)

[@ninanananananana]

THE QUALITY OF THIS VIDEO >>>>

[@ElenaTaber]

THANKS

[@jazzgirlie]

Question: how much does rent increase annually in NYC? (like on avg. obviously). In Texas apartments can increase your rent by like hundreds of dollars per month each year you resign.

[@dimitrabandi7524]

I live in a 5 room house in Southampton, England. With 2 bathrooms and a huge kitchen and living room and it costs £1200. I am reconsidering about moving to New York

[@bnoriginal8163]

So helpful!!

[@gabrielgenerally181]

If I am moving straight to New York and don’t have a job in New York when I move will they accept statements from my previous employer or what should I do?

[@ayelenmaldonado9118]

Fuck it I would have chosen the one in China Town

[@sophieleroux9384]

Honestly you inspire me to want to dream big and accomplish that. I’d loveeee to live in NYC after school but I’ll see how that goes 😂 literally thank you sooo much for your whole series on living in NYC❤️✨

[@jagirl7780]

How to find an apartment in nyc… don’t. Nyc natives can barely afford the small apartments they’re living in now and many become homeless and are forced to move to another state. Because our city is coveted by so many our rents have sky rocketed and the cost of living is continuously exceeding the medium income in most neighborhoods. I understand why people want to live here it makes sense but if those people were socially conscious they’d understand the rippling affect of accepting an apartment that’s 10x it’s actual value in a neighborhood that houses low income families.

[@deganali4739]

That sucks

[@manchega15dg]

Hi Elena, do you know any college students in NYC? How easy is it to find student housing for grad students? I'm thinking of sending some applications in this Fall

[@AshleyMarah]

we've come so far :')

[@Mushishiginkosan]

It is my dream to live in New York, i know its never easy. And i salute you Elena

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

what is your onlyfans?

[@johnta17]

its disgusting what people will put up with to live in ny. Those apartments are terrible.

[@annamazer6321]

IVE NEEDED A VIDEO LIKE THIS!

[@ilovellamas9231]

happily living in Prague but just seeing how incredibly expensive NYC is rent wise and then hearing people back here complain that the rents are too high is insane. we literally pay about an eighth of your rent wow

[@nora3711]

Nothing is better than watching an NYC apartment hunt....*Sips tea*

[@Annasira100]

Love this video ! 😘😘😘😘😘

[@lifewithisis8705]

ughhhh. i want my channel to grow to something like yours ☹️!

[@joshm551]

Moving to NYC in March, this was very informative! Thank you so much!! Liked and subscribed right after watching keep it up!!

[@ElenaTaber]

Josh M wooo so glad it helped!

[@kimlilac5641]

your videos are always worth watching for you are one of my life inspo 💜💜💜 keep going.

[@ElenaTaber]

ahh thank you!!!

[@kimlilac5641]

@@ElenaTaber I'm so happy you saw my comment.When will your Europe vlogs be up pls?

[@kristiananoel]

Wow I basically pay the same and live in a studio. I mean I don’t feel totally jipped bc I live in a luxury building with great amenities and a washer/dryer in unit.

[@dialm4masala718]

how to find an apt in manhattan: be a pretty white, oriental or latina. & thanx for the ol WTC twin towers footage

[@MedianaDhea]

i was lived in soho, greene st. its also a decent location too. or try to find somewhere around quite cheaper area like pearl st, fidi.

[@ElenaTaber]

oooo yes Soho is a great area!

[@MedianaDhea]

@@ElenaTaber i was so lucky. 7,000 per month divided in to 4 people. so i only paid 1,750

[@Hunnybee]

This is SO HELPFUL! I am looking into moving to New York and am trying to find all the information I can! Thanks for making this video!

[@ElenaTaber]

Yay! So glad it's helpful :)

[@shaheershujaat2223]

Wow Elena you look very nice and beautiful amazing video well done 😊😊❤️❤️👍👍

[@cottonjun01]

The china town one looked really cool

[@ElenaTaber]

Julie yo it was beautiful!!! To be honest I would have applied if it wasn’t for my roomie not being down

[@hossinali1260]

Nice 💜💜

[@oliviathecatlady]

I know this is more on a case by case basis but if you were to give a ballpark, how much would you recommend a fellow recent graduate from the west coast to have saved up prior to moving out to New York? It's a city I have always, always dreamed of living in and now that I'm done with my bachelors, no time like the present but the finances part is what scares me.

[@Jack-ti7mg]

probably at least five figures ($10,000) if you have it. That being said, there has been lots of people who have moved to NYC with far less, and still managed to work with it. I'm thinking of moving to NYC myself, and the finances are also a concern for me, but from my visit there, there is all kinds of people in NYC, and not everyone is wealthy.

[@joannechoy9805]

where is your shirt from?! it’s so cute!!

[@chloecarter4060]

Do you keep all of your furniture in storage while apartment shopping?

[@madymaspi]

Great Video!!! Oh god these new york city videos are never enough. You're awesome keep goingggg

[@NeikaSayWhaa]

I’m definitely looking at the end of the year so this video is really helpful!

[@ElenaTaber]

Shaneika Hope woohoo!! You got it :)

[@LillyBellLooks]

Okay this was sooo helpful!!! Thank you!!

[@briannamariehayes]

I love your shirt! Where is it from?

[@brbmaybe]

Oh my goodness so many questions. How do I find a sublet apartment? Where can I get my rental history? Who can act as a guarantor? I know it’s a lot but I’d appreciate knowing these things!

[@ElenaTaber]

I talked about sublets in my video "I Moved to NYC On My Own..." so check that out there! Rental history usually comes from past landlords or anywhere you've lived in the past. Guarantors are almost always parents or maybe a grandparent!

[@brbmaybe]

Elena Taber thank you! I’ll go watch it rn :)

[@spiritualgiftsireland3012]

Excellent post. Really good practical information. Thanks for being so candid and real 🙌

[@ElenaTaber]

So glad it was helpful

[@0kur123]

bullet journal vid!!

[@emma-br2fk]

totally off topic but your hair is gorgeous

[@pphafidtl]

Really appreciate the info and transparency in this vid! Dont think ill ever move to new york lol but its very interesting to get a glimpse into how it can work

[@kieralucash5605]

Finally watching this video. I'm moving into my first apartment in Philly this summer so I'm watching this and your financial advice video!

[@ElenaTaber]

I hope it's helpful :)

[@micaelagriffin3666]

this was super super helpful! thank you!