Re: Apartment Search
awww! You'll do fine! And you'll get to know the crooks from the true ads. Craigslist is probably fine....When you call about a place that you may be interested in, just ask if theres a "finder's fee" or a brokers fee. If there is, move on to something else. First and last months rent up front is a standard so thats pretty much a given...but when they start asking for the brokers fees or finders fees, kiss them off.
I'm not too familiar with further uptown but had a friend who lived in a far uptown place called Inwood..she loved it there, lived on her own and always felt very safe there even when she came home late at night. I'd stay away from the area around 3rd ave upward of the 100s, things are not so safe in that particular area. But when you visit the areas, you can pretty much see what may and may not be a safe area.