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Just because you’re related doesn’t mean you can forgo the fine print.

Five rules to keep in mind before you go Dutch on a brownstone.

Going in on a building or apartment with a group of friends, your in-laws, or even complete strangers isn’t as crazy as it sounds.

If you can’t stomach being outbid on yet another crummy railroad apartment, it might be time to consider heading farther afield.

How to get past a co-op board, score a rent-stabilized apartment, and more.

A garage, a key to Gramercy Park, and an Upper East Side limestone mansion can all be yours.

Yes, we’d all like to live in the Dakota. Or 740 Park, the Beresford, or 15 CPW. In addition to those old standbys of lust-worthiness, the city is brimming with slightly less bold-faced but equally desirable buildings�that are just as impossible to penetrate. Here, a peek inside the Red Hook rental with a 40-person wait list, the Fifth Avenue co-op straight out of an Edith Wharton novel, and the $525-a-month Chelsea studio.

Developers looking to push their properties on an ever-discerning clientele have taken to curating the cupboards of their model apartments. Below, cashew butter, designer jams, and other treats that can seal the deal.

The city’s almond-milk-filled fridges and underused ovens.

Does renovating your kitchen pay off?