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.

I'm paying $600/month for my current apartment.

If you have a mortgage, pay property taxes, or have a spouse, you are only a part-owner. 

Within the next few years I want to use private lenders, local banks, and money I save from commissions (currently a licensed agent) to buy B to C class apartment buildings.

By picking a single strategy (ex. small multi-family, single family, apartments, self-storage, mobile homes, etc.) you can concentrate your time and resources on mastering that strategy to maximize the ROI you can get.

Our next goal is to buy an apartment building, and I think we can do that under the 1.5mil price range.

You can have all the knowledge in the world, all the contacts and references, but if I can't access you when I need you it doesn't matter.

In the large apartment complex where I live, an optional reserve parking space costs $20 per month.

I bought my first one in Lyons, IL, and then made the jump to apartments and never looked back.

If none exhort, look for “Efficiency” apartments that offer similar sq footage.