He Wanted a Manhattan Bachelor Pad for Under $600,000. Which of These Would You Choose?
New York TimesLast fall, Eric Hagstrom figured he would buy a two-bedroom co-op in the city and find a roommate to help defray costs. “I’m an extrovert.” Mr. Hagstrom, a 29-year-old New Jersey native, had traveled and worked abroad since graduating from Princeton University. “I didn’t want to go to a hot plate for my first months living there,” Mr. Hagstrom said. “A hot plate is good for making instant ramen, but if I want to make a two-course meal for friends, it’s not the best.” Far worse was the need to have a wall ripped up and the unknown cost of an assessment for the gas work. In these old buildings, you don’t know what other problems will come up once they start opening walls.” Mr. Hagstrom also couldn’t get a straight answer from the co-op about whether he could have a roommate.
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