I'm currently looking for a new apartment here in New york City. Do you have any tips as I shop?
I guess it depends if you are looking for an apartment to rent by an owner, or leasing by another tenant?
I'm not picky. Just some place roomy. Do you think it would be better to get a house?
I don't know. I guess it depends on your style. You have so many choices, like a complex, duplex, high-rise, and even apartments in renovated mansions. 
An apartment in renovated mansions would be great but here in New York the rental prices are crazy. A 2 bed room will cost me more then 2500 a month.
Oh, yeah, that's true! It might be better to rent a flat in NY, since it usually only has 2 or 3 units. Smaller apartments and units are usually more affordable.
Good Ideal. I'd love to but can't afford it. So the apartment rental life is for me.
in North America (although in some cities "flat" is used for a unit which is part of a house containing two or three units, typically one to a floor). In the UK, the term apartment is more usual in professional real estate and architectural circles where otherwise the term "flat" is used commonly, but not exclusively, for an apartment on a single level (hence a 'flat' apartment).
In some countries the word "unit" is a more general term referring to both
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