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Every "The Hunt" column begins with the Hunters describing the apartment they want, and ends with them rationalizing whatever they came away with. This is The Hunt: Dreams vs. Reality
The Hunter: a recent graduate looking to buy
Price
Dream: $300,000
Reality: $95,000
Neighborhood
Dream: Manhattan
Reality: Harlem
Amenities
Dream: 1BR, short Midtown commute
Reality: 2BR, fixer-upper, short Midtown commute
Summary
This week's Hunter is a recent grad from Connecticut looking to buy in Manhattan. With a budget of $300,000, he started looking at one-bedrooms with a maximum commute time of 30 minutes from Midtown. Amazingly, he managed to find an income-restricted two-bedroom co-op in Harlem asking $90,000 (in cash). Despite needing a lot of work, he quickly snatched it up last summer with help from his parents (obviously), paying $95,000 plus an extra $70,000 in fees, taxes, and construction costs. [The Hunt/A Foothold in the City; photo via mtkr/Curbed Photo Pool]
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