Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… along shelves the floorany free space not occupied by books newspapers and magazines In short my place looked as though … what kind of neighborhood I sought and how I thought I could contribute to the Kingsview community They in turn … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

… gathering documents for Wells Fargo the bank that agreed to finance my mortgage and these ranged from income and bank … ratio  That meant cutting into my renovation budget and reimagining my new kitchen After hearing too many … we created a goodlooking scheme at about onethird the cost How do you say Hello IKEA in Swedish So in midAugust I had …

… was already modestly priced Karen and I decided to offer $10k less than the $249000 asking price as a starting … those savings she said And so in the first week of December 2011 the seller and I agreed on a price of $246500 That set … so I trudged into the credit union office for a notarized letter affirming my account status I glared at Angela when …

… broker or not If I brought my own broker he would have to split the commission and if I didnt he would keep the whole … me to the apartment EH could rightfully expect to split the commission with the listing broker  By bringing in … your lawyer should tell you when you buy a condo or coop in NYC  sponsored A single guy reveals why he took the coop …