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

… investigator I had a fluttery chill in my chest Had I misrepresented something in my board application Had my … I have a drinking problem I said pragmatically   Somewhat reorganized my apartment looked more like a work in … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

By Elle Bee |January 28, 2013 - 10:31AM
Updating my wish list
By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)

… Week No 2 of my search  Wanting to avoid another blind side I decided to … pulled aside the dark curtains for the view Brick wall Dealbreaker But we didnt want to deflate poor eager Richard who … 6A via a long dark corridor the end of which opened into a bright open space The large room was split by French …

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

… night in Fort Greene Brooklyn Im sitting not at a hip bistro but in a fluorescentlit basement room at the head of a … glare of 11 members of the coop board where Im applying to buy a 750squarefoot onebedroom apartment in the building … the first time but the second time I decided to see what my money could buy  After looking at my financials my …

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