As great as apartment living is, one of the main downfalls has got to be the (sometimes near-incessant) noise. From rumbling trucks at 2 a.m., to noisy neighbors clacking their heels at the crack of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For those of us living in major cities, finding an apartment with a balcony can feel akin to finding a diamond in a coal mine.