My $6,000 New York City Apartment

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  • @brettconti
    @brettconti  4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Hey guys! Just posted a follow up video explaining why I live here and how I afford it th-cam.com/video/-0fyQSne-j4/w-d-xo.html

    • @enochclarke597
      @enochclarke597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Is that. $6,000.00 for each of you or 6k in total?

    • @nicholasburr4825
      @nicholasburr4825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Why do people wanna live like this?

    • @nicholasburr4825
      @nicholasburr4825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes I could not imagine living cooped up like that.

    • @slickcatricky7694
      @slickcatricky7694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How is the Corona there now?

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@COVID-sd8zz If you are broke in America, you are fucked whether you live in New York or anywhere else.

  • @jennyli4183
    @jennyli4183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5981

    Everyone thinks he pays $6000, but I believe that price is split between his roommates which is extremely affordable for NYC.

    • @ricardocampos6517
      @ricardocampos6517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +598

      Exactly , 1,000 each isn't really much for NYC,

    • @jazzyj904
      @jazzyj904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +802

      @@ricardocampos6517 1,000 is a lot when you need 100 roommates to pay and don't have your own space.

    • @xlovelygi
      @xlovelygi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Agreed!

    • @凱瓴棨
      @凱瓴棨 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Tanisha W sis downtown Atlanta is like 1100+ for a decent neighborhood, 700+ for sketchy ones... I seriously don’t find it that expensive..

    • @houston1293
      @houston1293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Idk. With all those amenities and location, I’m starting to think he himself pays 6,000 a month

  • @ananaanana5526
    @ananaanana5526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1065

    After this video I diagnosed myself with "antisocial personality disorder".
    I need my privacy.
    I love the fact that when I come home my apartment is free from room mates and I don't need to accomodate my behavior not to offend anyone.
    I am never bored alone.
    When I want to socialize , I socialize, but not because I have to.
    I was this way in my 20s too.

    • @frankavila4968
      @frankavila4968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      who cares

    • @lela7436
      @lela7436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      i care

    • @netclips4k
      @netclips4k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      I care

    • @ananaanana5526
      @ananaanana5526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      @@frankavila4968 Exectly my point - to avoid living with people with your attitude.

    • @toddfarkman2177
      @toddfarkman2177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It's fine if you're 20. But imagine being over 30, living in a 150 sq ft room like you're a kid back at home. And still paying over $1000/mo.

  • @SavingPrivateBrian
    @SavingPrivateBrian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    he put a lot of trust on the hinges of that door when he climbed it lmao

    • @JayShara
      @JayShara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right!

  • @manna5amir
    @manna5amir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3075

    People living in NYC - "My dream room"
    People living outside of NYC - "My dream home"

    • @birdsofparadise1
      @birdsofparadise1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Amir or, people living in NYC- this is my dream house
      People outside of NYC- that’s considered a room where I live

    • @b3at2
      @b3at2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Amir the new reality... real estate is overpriced.

    • @emanuelriquelme9869
      @emanuelriquelme9869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      the bay area: am gonna pretend that i don't exist

    • @Laoriginal718
      @Laoriginal718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂

    • @paullewis2413
      @paullewis2413 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Me living outside NYC - “My dream home?” You cannot be serious 😂

  • @Maerowyn
    @Maerowyn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1437

    The clutter and small spaces are triggering my anxiety, lol

    • @jessicafashionlover2148
      @jessicafashionlover2148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      nyc apt are so smallit lok old
      3 bedroom in nj 800 a month 20 to train station
      theres no way ill pay even 900 a month

    • @rt7535
      @rt7535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ms Bird .....me too....lol

    • @Dee--
      @Dee-- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jessicafashionlover2148 your fucking english wtf

    • @ronronron3495
      @ronronron3495 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahaha me too

    • @ranzir
      @ranzir 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg yessss

  • @dgoody84
    @dgoody84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    This is what people who watch Friends imagine New York as being.

    • @jaharis.1690
      @jaharis.1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @aggierowe9574
      @aggierowe9574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      😂 😂 😂 😂 and I notice none of these videos ever get made when it’s 25 degrees out and miserably gray. LOL I’m sorry but I was born (in Manhattan) and bred in NYC and I don’t know, I don’t think the “being young in NYC” experience is cool anymore. COVID and the increase of crime is the nail in the coffin.

    • @kikomano96
      @kikomano96 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aggierowe9574 is crime really that bad? Should i not visit ? I though manhattan was safe

    • @aggierowe9574
      @aggierowe9574 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kikomano96 it depends. Have you been to nyc before?

    • @aggierowe9574
      @aggierowe9574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kikomano96 if you are an Asian tourist, I’d visit another city right now. It’s not a vacation if you’re worried about the other people walking past you who might just decide to punch you in the face

  • @marcososa1986
    @marcososa1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    the “bedroom” below the stairs is actually meant for storage 😂😂😂

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The whole place is probably meant to be a 1 or 2 bedrooms at most!

  • @AMoret
    @AMoret 4 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    Living alone is awesome. Being by oneself without ever feeling lonely. As Sartre eloquently said, “hell is other people.”

    • @shiva_689
      @shiva_689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel you

    • @kerrydonk8272
      @kerrydonk8272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s A. Moret No Exit - Kudos ❤️

    • @canyouwhenyourdrunk
      @canyouwhenyourdrunk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Love socialising but I need the same amount of time a week just being by myself. Taurus life.

    • @yolandagrant8414
      @yolandagrant8414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I find as I get older, I don't have the tolerance anymore for roommates. Especially if they can be messy. It sucks coming home from work to a sink full of dishes and clutter everywhere. So I say if you can afford it....definitely live alone.

    • @AMoret
      @AMoret 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Johnson Taylor not lonely at all! My home is a sacred space. Everything is in its right place. Many people have trouble being with themselves but I enjoy it.

  • @cedinke4753
    @cedinke4753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    Only New Yorkers could think this is a deal.

    • @MTM530
      @MTM530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He's not a new yorker. He's a permanent tourist.

    • @adilchoudhury8100
      @adilchoudhury8100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We do

    • @denisebell3435
      @denisebell3435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      only the new yuppies coming from all over would be dumb enough to pay that price

    • @DonP-gf5hn
      @DonP-gf5hn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@denisebell3435 you’re also situated in a global city

    • @robb4951
      @robb4951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Besides nyc and cali 6 Gs a month will get you a palace.

  • @jazzyj904
    @jazzyj904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2311

    The fact that this park requires a key to get in, but these same people are the type who gentrify areas and lie about notices of new construction in the neighborhood is absolutely hilarious. NYC is really full of classists an elitists. If the Bronx had a private area where only locals could go, there would be an uproar.

    • @seand8613
      @seand8613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      Tanisha W facts. the gentrification in ny is so disheartening

    • @Fluffimuff
      @Fluffimuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      It's a private park owned by Gramercy hotel. They can make it available to their guests just like any other hotel. They also allow paying guests from the area. Its not free.

    • @DewTime
      @DewTime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Tanisha W there’s nothing wrong with gentrification.

    • @seand8613
      @seand8613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      Dew Time Are u dumb

    • @vcp365
      @vcp365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Tanisha W That’s how they roll. Freaking pigs.

  • @itsannamaria01
    @itsannamaria01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +708

    Whoever owns that apartment is laughing, all the way to the bank.

    • @timmoe3370
      @timmoe3370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Doubt it, after you see the cost to own the land lol

    • @joycedominguez1828
      @joycedominguez1828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@timmoe3370 yea I'm thinking whoever owns it might have it paid off. That's not a bad price at all for that place.

    • @Frozenfan1965
      @Frozenfan1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wish it were me!

    • @joycelam3298
      @joycelam3298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Way overpriced. I think $2000 is reasonable … even buying u pay $2000 a month for condo. Not include with condo fees, electricity, and other stuff.

    • @patt5085
      @patt5085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You might even make profit if you have a couple millions $$$ sit around and not touching it for 30 years. But that comparable to diversity your invests and see 5-10% return rather than putting it all in one place. Only if things are that easy.

  • @sarcasticallyrearranged
    @sarcasticallyrearranged 4 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    There's nothing better than to come home to a clean and quiet house and not have to worry about other people being messy! I couldn't handle it.

    • @johnp.smithasimpleman7281
      @johnp.smithasimpleman7281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not if you love hanging out with friends

    • @crepitus8422
      @crepitus8422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Literally! I was so shocked when they were telling us why they moved in with him. I honestly love being alone in my own home

    • @jessicaellina3878
      @jessicaellina3878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 when you feel like it... we,re not always in sociable mode.....

    • @thankunext1625
      @thankunext1625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      same. this does not look ideal to me. maybe cause I grew up with a bunch of siblings and i cant wait to have my own space. but for people who grew up as an only child maybe this is appealing.

    • @bigbootybryana
      @bigbootybryana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like to walk around my house half n@ked, & fart in peace, I love my friends dearly but sometime it's good to have your own space, sometime you don't want to be bothered, also I think if I want to continue to have a good relationship with my friends, I definitely wouldn't live with them. Sometimes that can ruin the relationship.

  • @selenanorman7604
    @selenanorman7604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1819

    This whole house is so dark and cluttered. Seems so claustrophobic.

    • @DXIAZZ
      @DXIAZZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      Welcome to New York.

    • @IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975
      @IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Have you seen how small some NYC apartments are???

    • @oscarraynorjr1096
      @oscarraynorjr1096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@DXIAZZ You took the words out of my mouth hahaha

    • @janiceharris6219
      @janiceharris6219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Very narrow and up. Not good for the elderly or handycap.

    • @usailaanjum
      @usailaanjum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It seems like he also filmed this at night. So it naturally looks dark and cluttered . All the house tours i have seen before are all filmed during the day.

  • @VibingCat39
    @VibingCat39 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    In some cities that park would be your back yard for $6,000 a month.

    • @Bigchychill
      @Bigchychill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I’m some places you would own the whole place and park for 72,000 a year

    • @jaironmanzanares6080
      @jaironmanzanares6080 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup come to Texas

    • @alkyoni9891
      @alkyoni9891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Athens for sure

  • @nicolepeaslee5017
    @nicolepeaslee5017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Me, an introvert, would hate this 🤣 but I’m happy for you all!

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Introverted me is having a panic attack thinking about living with all those people!

    • @GaelinW
      @GaelinW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right. Coming home from work to be alone sounds like heaven.

    • @lastdayonearth67
      @lastdayonearth67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GaelinW true. Most of the times isolation makes me postiive, secure and help me regain my energy.
      Watching movies, anime, smoking weed, takin care of my dog and sumtimes hang out with couple of close frnds at my own house and working is what I love and always been helpful.

  • @lisabrightly
    @lisabrightly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    They're all ok. They enjoy living with each other. This setup really only works for people who hate to be alone.

  • @laurao5371
    @laurao5371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    Being born and raised in NY, I always find it funny how people who move into the city are like “living with roommates is SO MUCH FUN”. You can ask anyone who was born and raised here -“ha ha ha ha ha y’all can have that.”

    • @kikimah3899
      @kikimah3899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Laura O same shit I said. Like us New Yorkers not really with the roommate ordeal unless we really have too. Then you got ppl saying this is the New York way of living since when ? Lol

    • @stanr5787
      @stanr5787 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Living by yourself is so much better imo. I live with my wife and kids. We are in our 20s.
      Imo a lot of new York residents do live with roommates.

    • @geoc1
      @geoc1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I used to live with roommates in manhattan. Can’t do it anymore . My gf moved out and now I’m in my 4K apartment. Won’t be here forever , but for now. I freaking love this place .

    • @sparker7768
      @sparker7768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. Lived in upper Manhattan, nice 1BR, only months after college. Only roomie was my cat. LOVED IT.

    • @cdixon2011ify
      @cdixon2011ify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree, I love myself but sometimes I don't even want to live with myself let alone roommates

  • @jmchez
    @jmchez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    So, they lived in a dorm/frat house in college and now live in a dorm/frat house as "adults".

    • @MoonLight-tw9tq
      @MoonLight-tw9tq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      and they own actually nothing.

    • @pathmaker2337
      @pathmaker2337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Imagine spending all that money on rent instead of a mortgage at that age.

    • @EllinooraAlexandraCamilla
      @EllinooraAlexandraCamilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@pathmaker2337 exactly, it’s crazy even if it is NYC or whatever.

    • @betterfad3d
      @betterfad3d 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y’all just telling me get a house 😅

  • @ronycamacho7132
    @ronycamacho7132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I’m totally the opposite I prefer to be alone, to much human interaction.

  • @jessicaabroad1391
    @jessicaabroad1391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +537

    “The snack room” ... I’ve never heard a pantry called a snack room lol

    • @noacastillo9608
      @noacastillo9608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IKR Lol I was literally screaming "THAT'S A PANTRY!!" lmao

    • @genderfluidsneutral4591
      @genderfluidsneutral4591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      depends what you use it for, if you fill it with garden tools, its a tool storage

    • @alexisbalmaceda3309
      @alexisbalmaceda3309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i thought that too xD i was like "that's an interesting nickname for the food pantry"

  • @stevenhudson6354
    @stevenhudson6354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Success is not built on success. It's built on failure, It's built on fraustration. it's built on fear that you have to overcome. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

    • @rebeccagilbert7691
      @rebeccagilbert7691 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not about watching videos and wasting your time and strategy

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      Victoria Alejandro has really made name for herself

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      @rebeccagilbert7691 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not here to converse for her but to testify just for what I'm sure of

    • @imogenthompson1338
      @imogenthompson1338 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A friend that I referred to her just received €61,050 profit after 6days of investing..... I became jealous.. Lol.

    • @imogenthompson1338
      @imogenthompson1338 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first experience with her gave me the assurance that has made me to invest without fear of loosing.

  • @miken4624
    @miken4624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +681

    That’s shitty - NYC has so little green space. And they lock it up and charge for access to it? Sad

    • @milescable
      @milescable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      "the only private park in NYC"

    • @mikelynch7271
      @mikelynch7271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      “So little green space” ...ever hear of Central Park ?

    • @dedeshikaalabi-mensah9471
      @dedeshikaalabi-mensah9471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Mike N There are three huge parks in my neighborhood and they don’t lock it up and you don’t have to pay.😂 I cannot imagine having to pay to go the park.😐

    • @keepingupwithmoraa
      @keepingupwithmoraa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mike N have you heard of Central Park and actually there are green so

    • @D.N..
      @D.N.. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@milescable There is an other private park in Queens !! Gramercy Park was built as a private park in 1800s . It was never public

  • @CaseySaibo
    @CaseySaibo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2267

    Am I the only one who does not find this affordable!

    • @ATrainTravels
      @ATrainTravels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I'm with you. Mad money.

    • @augustborn5042
      @augustborn5042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      Casey Saibo It's affordable as long as you have roommates. Otherwise, you're better off with a mortgage.

    • @gerardosalas9477
      @gerardosalas9477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Casey Saibo that’s because it’s not

    • @CaseySaibo
      @CaseySaibo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Jamie Janita that’s really expensive, I mean you can’t be living with room mates your whole life and I live in Dubai another big city where you could get apartments like a studio bedroom for yourself for 6000 dollars per year.

    • @augustborn5042
      @augustborn5042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Casey Saibo One thing I've learned about a lot of New Yorkers (definitely not me), they're more concerned with living in the the main city than having their own spacious apartment for a sane price OUTSIDE the city. Now, the prices have skyrocketed in Manhattan and city dwellers are running to Brooklyn and Harlem. They can't afford to live in the main city now. They could have cemented a home or two outside the city instead of paying all that rent for a measly apartment and now they are renting where they could've had ownership. I'm laughing so hard.

  • @renee8802
    @renee8802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +522

    Y’all lived there for SIX years and paid that landlord $432,000 omg 😱 I need the landlord to make a video how to scam like this 😩😂

    • @Cynnas
      @Cynnas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      How it is a scam? They're happy there and paying what they're ok paying. They weren't scammed. Considering the location and size it's probably $2 million to buy it as a condo

    • @superlinksx
      @superlinksx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      property taxes are probably like 30k a year for the landlord, maybe more

    • @thestever
      @thestever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@Cynnas I think they meant that the landlord-tenant dynamic is a scam in general. Landlords dont provide any value to society, they are leeches. Housing should be free for all.

    • @roccoreid2842
      @roccoreid2842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@thestever If you don't live in New York, you definitely should with that socialist attitude. Housing free for all? There is no such thing as free. If it's free for you that's only because someone else has to pay. Perhaps a math refresher would serve you well. What you really mean is YOU want free housing, because you're too damn lazy to stand on your own two feet.

    • @MatthewTS
      @MatthewTS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This home could easily be worth more than 2mil. You rent based on the home's value, and this home is worth an absolute shit ton. The landlord didn't pay like 500k for this place. Plus his property tax is massive because the home is huge

  • @delaneym4177
    @delaneym4177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    I don’t understand why everyone is so negative, just enjoy seeing how other people live than critiquing everything.

    • @everberry51
      @everberry51 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      They hating from outside the club cus they can’t even get in

    • @TheresaPowers
      @TheresaPowers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You just critiqed every one else and it was a negative comment.

    • @WokOverEasy
      @WokOverEasy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The Loner Millionaire but people don’t want Indiana. They want opportunities and connections for fucks sake. The city is their playground and they probably rarely stay indoors. They can even choose to move outer boroughs if space is an issue. Also living in a mansion is overrated. I lived in large house outer borough queens and it became a lot of work to dig snow, clean all the rooms etc

    • @arain764niara
      @arain764niara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      As a New Yorker I think I have every and any right to criticize. We have grown ass adults not able to pay rent because it's too fucking expensive so the only solutions is to get roommates and of you don't know anyone and have social anxiety it's even worse. In my two years living like this I've had every roommate up and leave because we're basically living in a slum. I swear only people not here are excited about this shit

    • @arain764niara
      @arain764niara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@WokOverEasy hell I would love to live anywhere else. I just don't drive and can't do my job in another state also I need my Caribbean community. A lot of people in NY don't want to be here

  • @lalochivafan
    @lalochivafan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This is crazy to me as I’ve lived most of my life in Houston. I pay $1,400/ month for a 1,100 sq. ft open concept 2 bedroom apartment in a gated complex that includes a private garage, a community pool, running trail, and a dog park, a community club house, some grilling areas. There’s a community pond, there’s also a gym and there’s private security patrolling the area at night. Not to slam on people and if inner city living is your thing that’s cool.... I just don’t get why people are willing to pay so much for so little where as you can move and have a better standard of living.

    • @ritarewards
      @ritarewards 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's NYC baby!!

    • @MARITZA8873
      @MARITZA8873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn I'll take that apt Alex for 1400 lol

    • @jessicaellina3878
      @jessicaellina3878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I am not American but see from videos etc that rents in New York are akin to those in London... for loads of reasons we have to accept that people have to / want to live in these cities otherwise they would be empty... we all know that we can find cheaper flats / houses in other areas of the country .. but we don,t all want to live in other parts... boasting about your cheaper rent elsewhere doesn,t change the situation. People in high rent areas accept it and get on with it... l personally love all these NY flats..

    • @phoenixflier25
      @phoenixflier25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rita Rewards as a former New Yorker I will say the city is a shithole

    • @Brathaaaaaaa
      @Brathaaaaaaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where people go money goes, if heaps of people started moving out the landlords and developers in those areas like where you stay for instance would hike their prices.

  • @studioplopmemes2985
    @studioplopmemes2985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    As a dutch person i can say that i've never heard crooked swamp as gramercy

  • @twdjt6245
    @twdjt6245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    “It’s surprisingly still a decent sized room.”
    *laughs in suburbia*

  • @KarimJovian
    @KarimJovian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +731

    This was awesome man! As a New Yorker myself I've hoped to have a place like that someday. It's perfect. Especially the secret backyard is so dope. It's so grunge and so NY

    • @dazzleasmr-i4b
      @dazzleasmr-i4b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BIG FAN

    • @joycedominguez1828
      @joycedominguez1828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe his sister is single. Kidding

    • @homedecore4135
      @homedecore4135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @AikawaMartialArts
      @AikawaMartialArts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You think the hidden backyard is dope....
      He's paying 72k a year to rent... that means he will never get that money back. Outside of the city 72k-200k will buy you 100plus acres where you can truly do whatever you want. I'm so done with the city where neighbors don't mind their own business and someone is always keeping an eye on you... aka all those cameras every step you take. Materialism will lead you into some pretty crappy situations and a total lack of privacy.

    • @MangotasticX
      @MangotasticX 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AikawaMartialArts yea but fuck everywhere else

  • @edgoodwin4389
    @edgoodwin4389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    The price is pretty decent especially if you have roommates. But I can’t live in a cave. That place looks like it gets less sunlight than a casino.

    • @samfisher4414
      @samfisher4414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂 are you mad?

    • @edgoodwin4389
      @edgoodwin4389 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samfisher4414 mad about what?

    • @mcharle01
      @mcharle01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂

  • @okitheesti
    @okitheesti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    It’s nice but..I’m born and raised NY and I don’t even understand it’s ridiculous. WTH would I want roommates after college age🤔 Just to be able to afford a space. Yea no I’m good

    • @dianakyanjo
      @dianakyanjo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Okithe Esti if I’m single yes - having access to a clean Neighbourhood and great facilities means a lot to me so yes - I’ll trade a cheaper apartment for sth in an area I absolutely love coming back to after a hectic day

    • @ThePhantom712
      @ThePhantom712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Question im not from New York but how much would a person pay for a 1200 to 1400 squarefoot apartment?

    • @sarahscroggins2793
      @sarahscroggins2793 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right

    • @thiaguinhogameplays
      @thiaguinhogameplays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For two main reasons -
      1. You don't want to live alone, it is boring and exhausting.
      2. Pay less money to live in a nicer area.
      I had that same mindset but as soon as I'm out of college I'm either moving in with my future currently-non-existing girlfriend or guy roommates

    • @everberry51
      @everberry51 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So what’s the ideal nyc scenario for you?

  • @ThOi0419
    @ThOi0419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    That building's landlord is watching this guy use the door as a ladder and thinking "there goes the security deposit"

  • @Galaxyfriends3
    @Galaxyfriends3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    this is what it looks like when you get along with your siblings and you all are financially stable. Beautiful 🤩

  • @timedone8502
    @timedone8502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    No wonder why Corona virus is running like wild fire in this city..

    • @bribarbie9948
      @bribarbie9948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honestly

    • @tiptoe38
      @tiptoe38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True

    • @VibingCat39
      @VibingCat39 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That would make a lot of sense, I didn't think of that. Roommates are very common in NYC.

    • @Bigchychill
      @Bigchychill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pretty much 5 people times 5 lifestyles

    • @jolandameivogel9006
      @jolandameivogel9006 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @JimmyKraktov
    @JimmyKraktov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    It was 65 yrs ago but, my Dad bought a 4 bedroom house, in a nice neighborhood, for $6,500. Prices in NYC are a scam. No way would I live there.

    • @lf7481
      @lf7481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @No Malice are there really so many rats in NYC?

    • @user-me7pn6kl2z
      @user-me7pn6kl2z 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      L F yep, there is trash a lot of it everywhere in nyc, rats love that

  • @julianaalmeida524
    @julianaalmeida524 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    i have never seen a backyard so grey in my entire life

  • @fahimamatin5863
    @fahimamatin5863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    I’m moving out if my roommate wakes me up from a nap

  • @kryptonj8
    @kryptonj8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    No apartment in the world is worth 6,000 and im saying that as a person thats lived In Brooklyn for 5 years. You could buy a house in Brooklyn for less than that a month

    • @finecurls2291
      @finecurls2291 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👏🏽👏🏽

    • @independenttaco8651
      @independenttaco8651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Hi I’m also from nyc and know that Brooklyn and Manhattan aren’t even remotely the same in price ...especially when you take into account he’s talking about Gramercy by Washington square

    • @kryptonj8
      @kryptonj8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@independenttaco8651 You missed the point. I'm saying living in Manhattan is not worth it.

    • @msclassy14
      @msclassy14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's 5 bedroom,

    • @JamminOnThe1
      @JamminOnThe1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s gotta be awkward when you hook up with someone having all those people within an earshot.

  • @samlee6152
    @samlee6152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    At first I thought he paid $6000 himself, but if he's splitting it with 4 other roomates, then he's only paying $1200 which is actually a great deal for NYC. Sure it's cramped but you get to live in one of the best cities in the world

  • @ardzye5374
    @ardzye5374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Idk why everyone is judging Brett's choices. It's his life at the end of the day and he's obviously having a great time with his. Let the man be.

    • @starfox1
      @starfox1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      well, he did post this for the world to see, and thus, judge.

    • @ardzye5374
      @ardzye5374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      starfox yeah but people waste time judging. Go live your life and make a success out of it instead of being a keyboard warrior that makes less than this guy.

    • @TheresaPowers
      @TheresaPowers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      STFU.

    • @timedone8502
      @timedone8502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whether he’s actually having a great time living there or not we never know. This is his channel where he earns money. Deep down he may loath it and just not saying it to the world. The point is media personnels these days hardly speak their true feelings to the public.

    • @WokOverEasy
      @WokOverEasy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cao Duc he can leave if he loathes it. I’m sure he will when he wants to have a family but as a young person it is so much fun.

  • @voyager1369
    @voyager1369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    This video makes me so grateful for my huge 1 bedroom apt that I only pay $725/month for.

    • @samanthaquinn6242
      @samanthaquinn6242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Omg where do u live? I need to move there lol

    • @phoenixflier25
      @phoenixflier25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      strongforu This video makes grateful that I have a 3,000 sq ft house on 75 acres😂😂

    • @rust-0hspray156
      @rust-0hspray156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This makes me happy that my tent was $39.99 at Walmart
      Haha suckers

    • @sunsetparkbayridge11232
      @sunsetparkbayridge11232 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are many places in Brooklyn, Bronx, or queens with a room for around $700. It really depends on people's budget and commutes time.

    • @betterfad3d
      @betterfad3d 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where do you live?

  • @erica7991
    @erica7991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great video! His “room” is actually part of the living room. That’s why he has the “backyard” door entrance.

  • @spookycat3361
    @spookycat3361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +735

    $6,000 a month yet that place looks like a sloppy frat house.

    • @sparkeyjones6261
      @sparkeyjones6261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      $6k divided between 5 people. We're not talking about luxury here.

    • @biancabumblebee3340
      @biancabumblebee3340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Sparkey Jones um...6k a month in my neck of the woods could get you a mansion. I pay 600 monthly for my three bedroom condo.

    • @sparkeyjones6261
      @sparkeyjones6261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@biancabumblebee3340 lol, well, not in any major city it wouldn't. $6000/month gets a very average 3-4 bedroom apartment in my neck of the woods. An actual mansion? We're talking $20k+/month. I couldn't rent a closet for $600.

    • @savannahblanch1991
      @savannahblanch1991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bianca Bumblebee where do you Iive? I need to move there ASAP. I pay $2500 for a small 1 bedroom.

    • @ritarewards
      @ritarewards 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Is it me or does the place look cramped eventhough he said there is a lot of space?🤔

  • @ABSG7
    @ABSG7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    Privacy is priceless. I would never have a roommate

    • @bribarbie9948
      @bribarbie9948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same here

    • @wspe61
      @wspe61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Privacy . Don't need no company.. But good for you guys that enjoy it. 😊

    • @VibingCat39
      @VibingCat39 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Exactly, what if my girl wants to f**k on the kitchen counter.

    • @timedone8502
      @timedone8502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SCORPION it’s doable man. Just tell your roomates to stay in their own rooms when they hear organism sound coming from the kitchen and don’t take a peek!

    • @rasheeda1303
      @rasheeda1303 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here 😂🤣😂

  • @Quit3Cut3
    @Quit3Cut3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Never had a roommate til I had my husband and even then it’s hard sometimes, in a house 😂 I love being alone lol. Can’t imagine living somewhere so small with another person.

  • @mahfujahannan9991
    @mahfujahannan9991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    I would honestly consider that a decent price for Manhattan. It literally has a backyard area and laundry space!

    • @jazzyj904
      @jazzyj904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Who are you? That is not decent.

    • @mahfujahannan9991
      @mahfujahannan9991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I do believe the rent is expensive and I wouldn’t want to pay that much for rent but I was saying it’s decent for what they are getting, especially since they live in the city, but this is just my opinion and you have your own which is ok.

    • @chelswels1570
      @chelswels1570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tanisha W I concur! That is super expensive altho if u split it among several ppl, it’s not bad

    • @Timbusman46
      @Timbusman46 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jazzyj904 its actually extremely decent for THAT area and SPACE

    • @toddfarkman2177
      @toddfarkman2177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Imagine 5 people fighting over those tiny washer dryers? I'm guessing most roommates still hit the laundry mat. No wonder people in NYC always look like they sleep in their clothes. Who wants to spend the day washing clothes at the laundry mat?

  • @cyanoko1
    @cyanoko1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I would never like to live with roommates even though they are good friends. Going crazy if no privacy and social distance.

  • @wildturkey3776
    @wildturkey3776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    He is paying 6k a month and is happy because he gets a washer and dryer ? lol man 2 different worlds.

    • @PassFissn
      @PassFissn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the whole tour is quiet laughable

    • @Gerorne
      @Gerorne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Huh? No. It's 6k total split between 5 people. Not 6k for each of them.

    • @AntoineJacques
      @AntoineJacques 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Gerorne still expensive tbh

    • @theuglybeing4673
      @theuglybeing4673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I literally have a wash a dryer for a home for 900 apartment no splitting 4 bed rooms 2 bath rooms and a pool

    • @vanessabazil628
      @vanessabazil628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@theuglybeing4673 ok

  • @sim-yv4zg
    @sim-yv4zg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    The fact that an apartment that "large" here in South Africa (in a big city may i add) could go for like $300 a month😂lmao

    • @carlosdiaz1557
      @carlosdiaz1557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      In Colombia you can rent something about 3 times the size of this for maybe $400 a month in a capital city xD

    • @lisa-minniezondi3118
      @lisa-minniezondi3118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like!!!!

    • @youraveragepasser-by7367
      @youraveragepasser-by7367 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But your earnings are probably shit compared to NYC

  • @ParfaitCup
    @ParfaitCup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Me watching this from my apartment in the projects of NYC: 👀

    • @AA-sh8pk
      @AA-sh8pk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's funny but I bet u would go viral

    • @toddfarkman2177
      @toddfarkman2177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Me, watching this from my 1500 sq ft house with a basement, a garage and a yard. That had a mortgage around $700 before I paid it off. BLAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Thank God ppl love NYC so much.

    • @ParfaitCup
      @ParfaitCup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@toddfarkman2177 oof I was born here, it's hard AF to move when you live paycheck to paycheck 😭 Do you live in the middle of nowhere or are there actual things to do in your town? $700 sounds great

    • @toddfarkman2177
      @toddfarkman2177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@ParfaitCup Metro Detroit? Do you like restaurants and parks? Bars? Clubs? Sure they aren't in walking distance, but we have these things called CARS. And I can get to anything you can in a few minutes. Sure cars add to your cost of living, but at the same time it allows you many more locations to live and work. I think people on the East Coast just assume if life is cheaper, it must be in the sticks. No, it's just really expensive where you live.

    • @chillymarino5304
      @chillymarino5304 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ParfaitCup 😂😂😂😂

  • @quadlegsxxxxx
    @quadlegsxxxxx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Pre Corona - 6k$ a month
    Post Corona - 2k$ a month and a free turkey dinner

  • @ChiFamadico
    @ChiFamadico 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    plot twist: the apartment is crooked that's why the shelf looks crooked

    • @dkookoo702
      @dkookoo702 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plot twist: only the top shelf is crooked, the bottom one is fine

    • @talhakarim7372
      @talhakarim7372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LITERALLY got How I Met Your Mother vibes with the "crooked" shelf lol, even though he referenced Friends

    • @lydiadavalos7561
      @lydiadavalos7561 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plot twist: the books are crooked

  • @fernando4743
    @fernando4743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    Living in Houston and seeing how “spacious” you say the apartment is, is crazy to me! But man good job !

    • @dontleaveamessage
      @dontleaveamessage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just moved to Houston a few days ago from Miami... this is ridiculous

    • @ItsDliveHunty
      @ItsDliveHunty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same! I’m in south houston and I’m like $6k can get you a mansion down here 😂

    • @blerdofpeace5329
      @blerdofpeace5329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same. North Houston....I looked up from the video and out at my bedroom. I could fit 2 of their bedrooms in one of mine. I pay a fraction of the cost. Wow!

  • @judithcrannell5629
    @judithcrannell5629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I lived in Manhattan for 17 right after HS. I am now 54 and live in a spacious environment far away from the city. I cringe at the way people have to live in such cramped spaces. The irony is that when you live in NY you feel its the center of the world, until you leave and realize its not. I think there is some cool aid drinking going on to accepts this lifestyle...I'm saying this and I am a culture junkie! They are the perfect age to live like this and experience the city, however.

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Left NYC 6 years ago and watching these NYC apartment videos is infuriating now! I feel so claustrophobic seeing these multi “bedroom” apartments, that should be only one or two bedrooms at most. Fine when I was 20-something, but not now!

    • @phoenixflier25
      @phoenixflier25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As a former New Yorker I agree with you 100%

  • @maxwilson4748
    @maxwilson4748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Thanks for reminding me why I left New York

  • @dek1518
    @dek1518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    Don’t like living with roommates. Not for me.

    • @GG-yn6jw
      @GG-yn6jw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Uhhhj, me either!!!! Dony care how much I like you! I'm extremely private, and a recluse!

    • @abrahamh6106
      @abrahamh6106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      A roommate is fine by me. But his sister? I love my siblings but I don't know if I can live with them now that I'm an adult and they're adults.

    • @billyshead1339
      @billyshead1339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me neither.

    • @SoftBryan
      @SoftBryan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      same here, the thing is If I were living in NY I can't afford the rent by myself

    • @kazior6521
      @kazior6521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jim Lahey The Liquor Unless you were born and raised in NYC, or her boroughs,then you can you say something like that. Otherwise you are just a transplant in someone else’s city.

  • @JoseVargas-yr6om
    @JoseVargas-yr6om 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am from Canada. I enjoy watching how others live especially in NYC the central mega-city of entertainment of the world. I have never been there hoping to visit someday. $6,000 a month is unbelievable and my hats off to you. Indeed a different lifestyle. Happy Holidays and stay safe.

  • @ELIASCAROFILIS2045
    @ELIASCAROFILIS2045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i love the concept of this video ! but nah my dude, that "bedroom" under the stairs is a closet. periodt

  • @sezoism
    @sezoism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    lol gentrifiers coming into NYC from their midwest hometowns thinking this is a good deal in NYC...better for us natives who live in the outer boroughs paying less for a whole apartment, just a 20 minute train ride to the city

    • @DaniTheAlchemist33
      @DaniTheAlchemist33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Right. This video urks my nerves. I live in queens. Im 20 mins away from the city.

    • @sezoism
      @sezoism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DaniTheAlchemist33 same here

    • @iluvzurara2
      @iluvzurara2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      i mean not really good for us bc those apts in manhattan are so expensive pushing those ppl out onto our neighborhoods. in queens i see it all over and coming closer and closer to my neighborhood.

    • @sezoism
      @sezoism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@iluvzurara2 you're right I used "better for us" way too loosely. Queens is already getting heavily gentrified so yea in general what I mean is they're just coming and ruining everything for the rest of us however they all choose to go to these expensive locations like Manhattan and that leaves the cheaper places in the outer boroughs for us....for now anyway

    • @iluvzurara2
      @iluvzurara2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @The Loner Millionaire i mean theres a reason why ppl DREAM of coming to nyc... my home born and raised. it's not all about the flashy times sq and shit. it's literally having access to the world and so many resources that are just simply not available elsewhere. there's a magic to nyc that is unmatched. mind you, of course there is still gentrification and price issues. native NYers are getting hit hard bc of it for sure. that's a separate issue bc NYC has always been expensive compared to the midwest. however, the fact remains that nyc is an amazing city and im a damn proud NYer. im glad youre happy in the midwest, but i would never.

  • @glenndamckinnis9445
    @glenndamckinnis9445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Glad your all happy to live in your dream "house" apartment. It's great you have a private outdoor space & your next to the park!
    As for me & my husband we couldn't survive there! We are country folks! It is interesting though to see how others live!

  • @phoenixflier25
    @phoenixflier25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    That’s a backyard?! 😂😂😂 My backyard is 75 acres of forest😂

    • @juanio7036
      @juanio7036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now that’s a backyard!

    • @phoenixflier25
      @phoenixflier25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      juanio Come to Alaska! Property is CHEAP and views are astounding!

  • @technotambo2
    @technotambo2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    $6000 a month for such a small place here in Zambia would be a ripoff and a jailable offence!!

    • @abigails8935
      @abigails8935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Despite copper wealth, Zambia still remains one of the world's poorest nations."

    • @abigails8935
      @abigails8935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It seems like you all are third world dirt poor over there in Zambia 🇿🇲 are u the only one Living in a hidden Mansion or what 🤣😂

    • @kellymaps8128
      @kellymaps8128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Abigail Schuette You do realize that there are rich people in Zambia. Yes the majority of the country lives with less than 5$ per day, but there's a middle class and a bourgeoisie.
      Also, are Americans really rich if after paying their rent, many live with 5-7 $ per day ? Or live beyond their means and take debts through credit cards ?

    • @yuritarded00
      @yuritarded00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whats a zambia

    • @justinniedrix2873
      @justinniedrix2873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You compare new york to zambia? Lol

  • @tazg349
    @tazg349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my! Location location location. You pay for the whole city ambiance and culture so $6000 is not too much as long as you have people to share it with and you love the perks of NYC. Its actually a good deal. But things arent forever. You guys will grow old, have families, and things start to change course, trajectory, goal, and purpose. But for now youre all where you want to be. Thats great.
    This seasoned citizen can appreciate changes in life and milestones come piling up. I lived the same way in another city with a 6000 sq feet home to raise my boys into adulthood. And the house and the community they grew up did well for them Now decent productive adults.
    When that was all over and they became adults like you its time to diss the gated life and go for the quick to the bathroom steps. And now loving it. Small compact minimalistic no hoarding stuff, just essentials, everything in their place, peace and tranquility.
    Appreciate and enjoyed your video and even my younger son whos probably in your age group enjoyed it too. Thank you.

  • @GingerSnappPrincess
    @GingerSnappPrincess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I could literally NEVER justify $6,000 a month for such a cramped space! Being from Texas you could easily build a brand new 4,000ft home for that much a month lmao

    • @TLB-wo7ld
      @TLB-wo7ld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      nyc is a diff animal...but yes crazy lol

    • @titania4347
      @titania4347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      But who wants to live in Texas? Only Texans...

    • @starfox1
      @starfox1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      ya but texas blows. while you get a lot more space for the money in texas there is far less around you than manhattan . and i know your ass drives everywhere in texas so the people tend to be overweight :P

    • @TLB-wo7ld
      @TLB-wo7ld 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@starfox1 lol

    • @GingerSnappPrincess
      @GingerSnappPrincess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      starfox just because you drive to get to most places doesn’t mean you can’t still work out lmao also there is lots to do in most state’s in Texas.

  • @jzplayinggame
    @jzplayinggame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Before corona, this was a "steal" for 6k.
    Now, everyone is refinancing their homes after fed slashed rates, WTI crude crashed and went negative today, rolexes are below retail, and used car values have cratered. 6k is absolutely stupid amounts of money in this new world.
    Me and my gf pay 3k a month in FIDI for a tiny studio. We are 100% leaving after our lease, especially when wall street and half of the industry in this town realize they can hire midwesterners remotely for 2/3 salary.
    this nyc real estate bubble will likely burst and tbh with the nightmare experiences ive had renting here i dont mind it at all

    • @lolah3838
      @lolah3838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was always bound to burst. NYC hasn't been NYC in many years anyway. Sold to the highest bidder.

    • @paddyskate
      @paddyskate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tell me more about the Rolexes ??

    • @併礼頭馬荷
      @併礼頭馬荷 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They about to start taking them rental vouchers and sections 8s by the loads 😂 credit? They will
      No longer care. Like back
      On the day. Cash 👀

    • @crisyorke1328
      @crisyorke1328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very true! It’s all telecommute now!

    • @Bigchychill
      @Bigchychill 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s Burst 13k ( those numbers aren’t including the landlords “ warehousing” ) apartments vacant In NYC people have had enough you can live cheaper else where and actually own something it makes no sense to pay 70k a year to share a small space 5 ppl and not own the place

  • @sugarspice3821
    @sugarspice3821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Pay potentially $800 for a room that is eerily coffin like? Yeah, no thanks.

  • @dr.woozie7500
    @dr.woozie7500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    3:50 that tiny space is legit an $800 a month space in Hong Kong. Those guys over there are living in cages.

    • @twdjt6245
      @twdjt6245 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr. Saw videos of that too. Feel bad for those over there in quarantine right now.

  • @JeromeTraveller
    @JeromeTraveller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I'd put $200 for that storage space😂

    • @pradeep2662
      @pradeep2662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      youre joking. I would genuinely pay for it.

    • @AustinSchargorodski
      @AustinSchargorodski 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Te hahaha same. Plus, you’d be living with Brett!

    • @CM-tu5wo
      @CM-tu5wo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honestly, I'd probably outbid you at $300 and actually live in it lmao

    • @gerard5214
      @gerard5214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would probably pay like $400 for it haha. It depends how high the ceiling is and if I could sleep up there comfortably on a mattress. It'd be a solid way to cut costs.

    • @CaraMarie13
      @CaraMarie13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol I was thinking $1200 but then they to negotiate it to $700 since there are no windows.

  • @trique9776
    @trique9776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live in Europe, and it is incredible how much different stuff that people have in their apartments or homes in the USA. It seems that commercialism has taken over there selling people many things that they don't really need for life.

  • @jacobl5488
    @jacobl5488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    "Being in my 20s right now this time in life I prefer to have roommates than not" -said no one ever.

    • @euLienee
      @euLienee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      There is a big difference between living with flatmates student style and living with flatmates later in life as adults. If the apartment is not a party home and you live together with people you like and respect and you have common ground on what is ok and what isn't, it can be pleasurable.

    • @SJ-qd7hm
      @SJ-qd7hm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Liene Yes 100% this. I don’t see why it’s such an unconceivable concept to prefer roommates. Not only do you save a significant amount of money, but for many, it’s nice to live with people who you can socialize with. Making friends post-college can be really, really difficult and for some people, roommates can help fill that social void

    • @haute03
      @haute03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, if you're an extrovert that's probably the case.

    • @aggierowe9574
      @aggierowe9574 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL it’s like these people still want to live the college dorm life

    • @jacobl5488
      @jacobl5488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aggierowe9574 They're just deluding themselves. Nobody "prefers" to live with roommates. You may enjoy the experience and I won't deny you that but you can't say you PREFER it over living alone. That's just ridiculous NYC poor person mentality.

  • @catlady7200
    @catlady7200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Love watching this from a far. Makes me appreciate my Grand Canyon State and wide open spaces! You can be poor here and yet have a very good life!

    • @beautiful-thought-process
      @beautiful-thought-process 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed. Left NY in 1989 for "The Zona", and have never regretted it. 🌄

  • @roccabrian
    @roccabrian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This looks fantastic, I live in a little town in Italy with less than 1000 inhabitants and I live in an old house with 4 floors so it is always nice to see how life looks like at the other side of the world. I have been to NYC last year, it's the best city I have ever been to. I loved this video and I actually really like your apartment.

  • @ATrainTravels
    @ATrainTravels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Meanwhile in Hanoi I was paying $86 per month with breakfast included....

    • @ATrainTravels
      @ATrainTravels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @Johnson Taylor Hey man, no its definitely not NY, stay safe. All the best :)

    • @thesagarmahapatra
      @thesagarmahapatra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Johnson Taylor Are all New Yorkers rude xD?

    • @jomanikarani
      @jomanikarani 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sagar Mahapatra no we’re not. we would say it internally tho

    • @FreshPrinceofBellaire
      @FreshPrinceofBellaire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sagar Mahapatra yankees try to be nice, they just don’t know how

    • @3005lives4you
      @3005lives4you 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Johnson Taylor quick question. Is your name Johnson Taylor or Taylor Johnson?

  • @anonmon8550
    @anonmon8550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    As a Bronx native, I can definitely tell you.....You played yourself.

    • @mr.noprobz3412
      @mr.noprobz3412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Facts, B...

    • @moejazzie
      @moejazzie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Another one🙊

    • @vaughnamir.6457
      @vaughnamir.6457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      but BX is garbage

    • @woodcider
      @woodcider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vaughnamir.6457 LOL There are mansions in the Bronx.

  • @albertamiddleton4038
    @albertamiddleton4038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You all won with this space. I love it and with the roommates it's totally worth it. Gave me a new perspective on how to afford to live in NYC comfortably.

  • @Radiantlady1995
    @Radiantlady1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Brett, for all the amenities and space offered in a New York apartment it is pretty impressive. Glad your sister decided to stay and you all follow suit. Peace

  • @lrose5526
    @lrose5526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Amazing how small these bedrooms are compared to over here in Brooklyn, on the park where we have a view of the lake.

  • @floralbeautyful
    @floralbeautyful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loveeee the interior, the brick walls, the grey painted walls, its literally perfect lol

  • @sir_henbrown
    @sir_henbrown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    6,000/ month apartment? Smh come down south and buy a castle

    • @greenearthblueskies8556
      @greenearthblueskies8556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tinaturner3624 🤔😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Omegavishun
      @Omegavishun 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man, what.

    • @crepitus8422
      @crepitus8422 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Literally

    • @crepitus8422
      @crepitus8422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Fort Lauderdale you can get a 4 bedroom 3 bath house for $3,700

  • @briannamariehayes
    @briannamariehayes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    This video feels like you are convincing yourself why this is a "good" option. If this is your jam, good for you, but if feels like you are trying to persuade everyone to live with roommates at 30 in a gentrifying city throwing thousands away in rent every year instead of investing in their life. No shade but I just feel a bit uneasy and sad after watching this video.

    • @DXIAZZ
      @DXIAZZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Completely agree.

    • @samanthaquinn6242
      @samanthaquinn6242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep

    • @R88925
      @R88925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Spot on

    • @mishaearle
      @mishaearle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Judgy judgy....he can throw away his money if he wants. You in fact don't know if he's in fact just happy to be there.

    • @SJ-qd7hm
      @SJ-qd7hm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I’m not sure where exactly he said that he everyone needs to live like him? He simply said that *he* prefers living with roommates in NYC- not that everyone needs to mirror his lifestyle. You say that you aren’t “throwing shade” but isn’t assuming that he must not be “investing in his life” a pretty judgmental, ‘shady’ thing to assume? As a TH-camr, living in NYC, probably is an investment into his career. I think it’s clear that you don’t really approve of his lifestyle. Why not be honest about it then trying to fake being non-judgmental?

  • @fMONA94
    @fMONA94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This house needs some natural light.

  • @icouldjustscream
    @icouldjustscream 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    7:05 The shelf is level, the house isn't. Old house fact.

  • @SouthernBelleMichelle
    @SouthernBelleMichelle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What an amazing space! I love how you all love each other’s company too that’s sweet. One big happy famila!

  • @dwanmelba8289
    @dwanmelba8289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New York is claustrophobic. For a total cost of $500/month (taxes, insurance, utilities) my spouse and I live on a 109,000 sf lot in a 2,365 sf house (5 bedrooms, 3 baths) adjoining thousands of square miles of wilderness, ranches, forests and parks, 4 miles from Costco, which is across the street from Walmart, Lowes, Best Buy, and sundry other stores. The Internet connection often downloads at 94 mps. We're a half hour drive from the ocean, an hour from San Francisco. I've been to NY.

    • @olie171
      @olie171 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes Texas is the best. I wish to move there someday. I just hope people that are responsible for NY to be the way it is today move to Texas because God knows they will try to turn Texas into NY in the long run.

  • @Countdracula6
    @Countdracula6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love your outlook on living with friends. Makes me rethink my living situation

  • @sabrinapatrono5322
    @sabrinapatrono5322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You have such a calming and energetic vibe wow

  • @mediaaddict3997
    @mediaaddict3997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Literally everything that is wrong with NYC.

  • @melissalovesmakeup4374
    @melissalovesmakeup4374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Now I feel like posting my 3rd room in the Bronx no back yard but it’s huge amazing view next to Yankees stadium

  • @tommegalis5930
    @tommegalis5930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's insane how much time and thought is put into thinking about living space in NYC. Or lack of space.

  • @oliviajae298
    @oliviajae298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have never lived without a washer and dryer and I forget how grateful I am for that.

  •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I love NY but I can't live like that in such a smal place...I lived one as a roomate and it was a nightmare for me.

    • @tigerleoneinc.9282
      @tigerleoneinc.9282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well then let me tell you: Until you become a 100+ millionaire, don't bother trying to live in Manhattan.

    • @fernandohandal4576
      @fernandohandal4576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      x2

    • @citlalivillegas9298
      @citlalivillegas9298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can’t imagine living with other people . He got 5 roomates🙃

    • @한효진-c9s
      @한효진-c9s 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      citlali villegas flatmates not roommates

  • @3005lives4you
    @3005lives4you 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    PSA: that park is full of rats. If you walk past that park you risk having an NYC giant rat walk over your feet.

    • @NEANEA72
      @NEANEA72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Steven Cruz omg. Do the rats have a key? Lol

    • @3005lives4you
      @3005lives4you 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@NEANEA72 No. They fit through the keyhole.

    • @AZANDAE
      @AZANDAE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's true at night I never walk over there. But that's true of parks in NYC in general.

    • @rt7535
      @rt7535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steven Cruz ....yikes! 🤤😲

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      not true have you been in it?

  • @MF-qs5oe
    @MF-qs5oe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who lives in Vancouver, Canada I relate to much of what you find amazing about this apartment. Space? Storage? Spacious living room?? Washer AND dryer???

  • @lorievem
    @lorievem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    dude. this is not spacious for nyc lol i live in washington heights and my family room is the size of this apartment

    • @dondudan2441
      @dondudan2441 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He meant spacious for downtown. I’m uptown to and my apartment is much bigger

  • @CmStormKwosr12
    @CmStormKwosr12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    People inside NY: Crazy cheap! 😱
    People outside NY (usa): Dude, you are crazy for paying so much 😂.
    For that amount of money here i can get a whole villa/farm

  • @lizlopez8699
    @lizlopez8699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think Marie Kondo needs to bless this house

  • @anderander5662
    @anderander5662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Everything is spacious........"for Manhattan"

  • @MrKelvin2230
    @MrKelvin2230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Nice apartment, but no thanks, theres no amount of savings that would make me want housemates, I rather spend half of my monthly income on rent to have my own place.

    • @Makasituation
      @Makasituation 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly

    • @darealberrygarcia
      @darealberrygarcia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right i moved out when I was 17 and have never lived with anyone accept my girl

    • @dropsmic3224
      @dropsmic3224 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s not that deep you don’t need to make friends with them 😂😂😂I’m going to be apartment sharing in London and it’s literally just going to be like sharing a flat in Uni accommodation

    • @MsSmashone
      @MsSmashone 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spending half of your income will make you house poor. It should be no more than 25-30%.

  • @anthonyjesel5516
    @anthonyjesel5516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I went to college in Texas and my first apartment was $390 a month, 6k is wild