Diary of a First-Time Buyer

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A home visit from a private investigator, board interview bombshells, and other signs I'm in trouble

… Thursday about two weeks after Karen my broker delivered my coop board application I received a phone call from someone introducing himself as Kingsview Coops private investigator I had a fluttery chill in my chest Had I misrepresented something in my board …

By Elle Bee |January 28, 2013 - 10:31AM
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How (not) to prepare a co-op board package
By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
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What does it take to get a mortgage in this town?
By Elle Bee |December 31, 2012 - 1:22PM
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The art (and horror) of the deal
By Elle Bee |December 17, 2012 - 10:20AM
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I find my "dream" apartment...in Ft. Greene
By Elle Bee |December 3, 2012 - 2:43PM
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Updating my wish list
By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
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Navigating the (rocky) relationship between broker and buyer
By Elle Bee |October 31, 2012 - 10:44AM
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My whirlwind affair with Hamilton Heights
By Elle Bee |October 15, 2012 - 10:38AM
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Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)

… for a real estate story some time ago He had offered his services should I ever be in the buyers market I sent Sidney an email and received a prompt response His suggestion send links of listings I liked and based on … things your lawyer should tell you when you buy a condo or coop in NYC sponsored A single guy reveals why he took the …

By Elle Bee |September 24, 2012 - 10:29AM
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Diary of a First-time Buyer: "How did I get here and how do I get out??"

… Wednesday night in Fort Greene Brooklyn Im sitting not at a hip bistro but in a … to the schizophrenic world of firsttime homeownership in NYC a path Ive been on for nearly two years and one that has … apartment in Astoria  I moved to Astoria in 2005 after my rent in Chelsea jumped to $2600 for a shoeboxsized …

By Elle Bee |September 10, 2012 - 11:32AM