Diary of a First-Time Buyer

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… beau after my  second date with my new lender  I decided to spiffy myself up In this case that meant ensuring that my … and paid forwaiting in Home Depots warehouse for June delivery  Other than canceling that order I didnt have a Plan … Heights My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I …

… new bank statements the IRS income verification forms letters explaining credit inquiries and copies of paychecks I also set about refreshing my letters of recommendation for the coop board The new coop …

… where often I felt like I saw the same faces just different apartments The first thing that struck me about No 35 a … would almost adjoin the windows in each room and create nearly a doublesize window Together we poked around the … We tried mentally placing my furniture in the 650 square feet envisioned where a home office might fit talked about …