the bedroom in Aviva Kanoff's colorful San Francisco apartment is proof that you shouldn't cover it up. "I like that art and accessories help in creating a unified layout," Blue explains.

That's why I've made a hobby out of comparing and contrasting the varying layouts of homes ... sold single-family home in San Francisco and an off-market one-bedroom apartment in New York's ...

Add that to the $400 a month in rent he pays to live in an apartment near San Francisco's Ocean Beach, and he's out about $508 a month. Not bad considering the median rent for a one-bedroom ...