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

… Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment Beyond the … 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

…   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat … place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies   … Buy … Non-Traditional Buyers … Co-ops … Sales …

By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
The art (and horror) of the deal

… irony of my situation set in On paper I could not afford to buy an apartment whose combined mortgage and maintenance was … recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat … place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies … Buy … Non-Traditional Buyers … Negotiating + …

By Elle Bee |December 17, 2012 - 10:20AM
Updating my wish list

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By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
Navigating the (rocky) relationship between broker and buyer

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By Elle Bee |October 31, 2012 - 10:44AM
Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)

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By Elle Bee |September 24, 2012 - 10:29AM