Focus Your Search According to Your Budget
New York City is an expensive housing market and you will likely be forced to make compromises in your choice. Monthly rents will vary depending on several factors; the most important of which is location, followed by apartment size and then amenities.

Decide if You Are Willing to Share an Apartment – You can cut costs by sharing a large one bedroom. To find a roommate, check the listings for apartment shares in the OCHA Housing Registry.
Consider Where You Can Afford to Live - Manhattan apartments are in the greatest demand and consequently rents are the highest here compared to other boroughs or nearby suburbs. In most areas of Manhattan, you will have great difficulty finding a studio apartment for less than $1,300-$1,400 per month. In contrast, there are areas just outside Manhattan (within a 30-40 minute commute) where you can find a decent studio apartment to rent for $850-$1,000 per month.
Determine What Size Apartment Fits Your Budget and What Amenities You Can Do Without - Squeezing into a smaller apartment than your ideal and a willingness to accept some commonly perceived flaws such as street noise or lack of view or natural light may save you some money. In addition, rents will vary with the type of building in which the apartment is located such as whether or not the building has a doorman or an elevator.

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Decorate Your Studio Apartment on a Budget!By Kathy Wilson Decorating a studio can be a challenge. You are dealing with small spaces and little storage, and you are usually dealing with a small budget as well!
Here are some great low cost tips for maximizing that small living space while minimizing the damage to your wallet!
*Create dual use furniture. A twin bed pushed against a wall can easily double as a sofa during the day. Add bolster pillows for armrests, and a row of throw pillows along the back to lean against. A small dining table can double as a work desk, and short bookshelves can make wonderful end tables!
*Pick up colorful wire baskets or wastebaskets from the dollar shop and screw them to the bathroom wall or hang them over the shower rod with a shower ring for storing all your makeup, sundries, and personal items.
*Pick up inexpensive door mirrors from the discount store, and mount them on walls or doors facing the living area. It will visually expand the space. Try making them part of a wall arrangement with framed prints to help them blend into your décor.
*Keep clutter under wraps! Hang fabric over cluttered bookshelves or entertainment centers, keep the toaster under the counter, and have a basket or drawer to store those little items you use every day.
*Let's face it, no decorating trick is ever going to make a studio seem like a mansion…so why not just work with it? Add a cozy feeling with bright colors, and your place will at once feel homey and interesting. Add bright throw pillows, cushions for the dining chairs, and a collection of framed art on the walls.
*Small throw rugs can help define different areas in a small space. If you use several rugs in the room, have them match in color to create flow and expand the space.
*Don't have any art for your new place? Tight budgets call for creative thinking. Pick up 12 matching frames at the dollar shop, and frame anything from CD covers, to cut outs from magazines or catalogs to brightly colored fabric. Arrange in rows gallery style on your focal wall, and you have art! No matter what you frame, placing it in matching frames in an organized grouping gives it importance

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Can't find a place to put your recycling bins? Here's a simple guide on setting up a system of recycling bins in a small kitchen.

How many recycling bins do you need?
Most recycling services want different recycling materials to be separated from each other. Designating a recycling bin for each material you want to recycle will save you lots of time sorting them.

Figure out how many recycling bins you need, one for each material you wish to recycle. I recommend one each for aluminum, plastic, glass, cardboard and newspapers.

Using Space-saving Stackable Recycling Bins
Stackable recycling bins are the answer to cramp kitchen space, because they use up vertical space, instead of spreading out like fungus.

If you cannot find stackable recycling bins at your local convenience store, you can buy them online. Buy Direct

Using Recycling Bins that Sit in Bottom Cabinets
If you're only recycling one or two materials, I recommend buying a pull-out recycing bin system. The bins sit on sliders, which are installed in a bottom cabinet, thus remaining out of sight. When you need to recycling something, simply pull the bins out for easy access. If you're only recycling one item, use the other bin for trash.

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Many “get rich quick� schemes available in the market today make their program sound so easy that a chimpanzee could make it work. There are those in the discounted cash flow or the note brokering/investment business that would also make those claims. The reality is the same as it is for any business - you need to be good at what you do in order to be successful. However, if you are good, you can be very successful in the discounted cash flow business.

By far the most difficult and time-consuming aspect of the note business is finding quality notes that are for sale. The competition to buy quality notes is fierce. Once you find a quality note that is for sale you had better know your stuff to make sure that you close and make a good profit. Most note holders will only deal with you if they are confident that you know the business and respect you and your business as a professional.

There are two components regarding becoming a note business expert and professional that those starting out in the business need to understand. The first is the perception you leave with the client. The second is related to the depth of your understanding of the business and how it works. Anyone claiming that all you need to do is to find the notes and forward some information onto someone else, who will do all the work for you, is fooling you. You need to build a relationship with the client and they need to be confident in your professionalism and integrity. They will have lost of questions and you need to be able to answer them as an expert. If you can’t they will just move on.

Your marketing campaign is what gives your potential clients their first impression of you and your company, and can be the opportunity to buy their note, or just as easily close the door on any potential business in the future. Because this impression is so critical, it is absolutely essential that every part of the campaign be carefully designed and thought out. The postcards, your website, the newsletters, the emails, the letters, flyers etc. – whatever you are using must be integrated and connected to you and your company. It is about building up brand value in the way you present yourself as a professional. Think of the best marketing campaigns and how they are so successful. The campaign message is linked together by the brand. Clients should start to feel like they know you. They especially need to know exactly what you do – help them with their personal financial situation, whether they sell you their note or not.

The second component, becoming an expert in your field, takes time and effort. The best way to learn is through experience. Document the reactions you get from clients when you deal with them. Listen to their concerns and craft your strategy accordingly.

The other obvious way to quickly become an expert is to read extensively and research the subject. There are tons of information sources available on the discounted cash flow business. You need specialize in a particular area of the business by reading and studying the material like you’ve got a final exam in the subject next week. Take notes of the important points and keep them in notebook for reference later on. You will need to periodically review those notes as well to become and remain a real expert. A word of caution though - don’t believe everything you read. After enough reading and experience, you will start to sort out the reality from the fantasy.

Finally, you need to consolidate the information that is relevant to your clients and pull it together into a format that you can provide them. For example, as you keep track and document your interactions with clients, you will notice that many of the questions are the same. Compile your list of frequently asked questions and send them to potential clients. Not only will they perceive you as an expert, you will actually become an expert by compiling the answers. As time goes on, you will build a solid reputation with potential clients as an obvious choice to deal with.

Providing information to your potential clients about how they need to manage their note, such as tax reporting issues, dealing with late payments, monitoring the value of the property value that secures the note etc. etc. builds creditability and makes you an expert. This can be done, by a newsletter, email, factsheets, or via your website. Make sure the information presented is consistent throughout the information vehicles you chose.

In conclusion, you will close a lot more deals if you commit to these two principles: Present yourself as a professional with a well-crafted and professional marketing campaign and secondly, write, prepare and provide your clients with tons of helpful and relevant information about the business. The combined one-two punch is what is needed to experience real long-term success in the discounted cash flow note business.

For a proven and effective note marketing system, visit my site at http://dcfturnkey.avintus.com.

About the Author:

Eric Bosveld is a real estate investor, note broker and entreprenure. His company, Avintus Financial is involved in a wide range of real estate related businesses. http://dcfturnkey.avintus.com

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