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

… recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment Beyond the board interview 5 good reasons to visit prospective buyers at home sponsored My Big Fat Board Interview What I … place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies   … Buy … Non-Traditional Buyers … Co-ops … Sales …

By Elle Bee |January 28, 2013 - 10:31AM
How (not) to prepare a co-op board package

… down my list of what I still had to get six recommendation letters PDFs of financial statements from four personal and … every recommender delivered thanks mostly to me drafting letters for some of them By the time I gathered all the …

By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
What does it take to get a mortgage in this town?

… but I just wrote an earnest money check for an apartment Im buying  Serge asked who was underwriting my mortgage and … that applying for a mortgage was nothing but one credit inquiry after another I hadnt had the last word yet I called … would prove to be my guardian angel  Finally I was in the home stretch  Or so I thought  Next Meet the board  Elle Bee …

By Elle Bee |December 31, 2012 - 1:22PM
I find my "dream" apartment...in Ft. Greene

… recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board Interview column What I … lawyer reveals the 14 biggest surprises for firsttime buyers  sponsored Confessions of a preconstruction buyer The … place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies … Buy … Non-Traditional Buyers … Sales Market … Live …

By Elle Bee |December 3, 2012 - 2:43PM
Updating my wish list

… recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board Interview column What I … lawyer reveals the 14 biggest surprises for firsttime buyers  sponsored Confessions of a preconstruction buyer The … place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies   … Buy … Non-Traditional Buyers … Sales Market … …

By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM