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Fixing up a 'Crappy Apartment'

Cindy Gatto thought she had found an amazing deal when she saw a listing for a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria renting for just $650. The place was by no means immaculate, but with a little elbow grease, she figured she could make it shine.

Instead, Gatto found herself living in one Crappy Apartment.

"There are a lot of structural problems here that I didn't know about when I moved...

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