Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… On a Thursday about two weeks after Karen my broker delivered my coop board application I received a phone call … spent a lot of time in this neighborhood with friends who live here and also as a journalist who covers community … contribute to the Kingsview community They in turn asked me why I wanted to live in Brooklyn and in Kingsview …

… After eight months and 49 apartments I was increasingly worried that my broker Sidney would … back a year later I had all the information I needed about Karen on that first day We were on her home turf yet … visit with the sellers agent and suggested I start thinking about an offer price We left and I ducked undera dry canopy …