I can also redo the kitchen and add a bathroom pretty easily (it’s currently 3 bed, 1 bath) and both bathrooms and updated kitchens are pretty desirable in my area.

I am shopping for an apartment in Harlem area around 150th and Bradhurst, and I need your opinion in where I can negotiate in terms of monthly rent and commission fee charged by an agent.Below are the facts:-The 1 bed room apartment is listed on Trulia.com for 80 days-Original asking price was $1850 and recently reduced down to $1750.

It creates a sense of urgency for the prospective tenants to make a decision when they are walking through the house with other people and saves me time.As I get inquiries I just schedule them all a couple of days from the first inquiry to build up a group.I have had people standing in line to fill out an application. 

My name is Shamus Wheeler and, as the subject line states, I am long overdue to post in these forums.

There was a "divorced guy" comedian from the 1970s with the line: Why get married again?

She also pulled the, "...other people are looking at this property..." line which I could frankly not care less about since I'm only going to buy at a certain $ amount, not because I'm afraid I'll lose the property.I wouldn't expect a realtor to know all the laws around tenancy - but I would expect them to have a recommendation so I can make a decision more quickly.

That will obviously take time, so may not be as much of an issue with your 1 year lease if you can line it up right. 

My thoughts on the matter were in line with yours I think.

I saw the pictures of the house on line.

As @Denise Evans pointed out, get your property manager lined up as that can make or break your deal.