Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… he said And so I agreed I called Chris my longsuffering apartmentsearching friend We agreed on two things One this … not occupied by books newspapers and magazines In short my place looked as though it housed an alcoholic literary … pocket park triangle in the midst of the intersection of Fulton Street and Flatbush and Dekalb avenues I drank the …

… Google search and picking an unknown entity But I was desperate  I typed in mortgage broker which yielded a list of … on hold I proceeded with Chase and three days later delivered a portfolio of neatly labeled document folders to … would prove to be my guardian angel  Finally I was in the home stretch  Or so I thought  Next Meet the board  Elle Bee …

… wouldnt take no for an answer Id love to help you find a home This is what I do for people she said What did that … I needed about Karen on that first day We were on her home turf yet she couldnt seem to find our meeting placethe … of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat …

… which Id heard was the last affordable frontier  My best friend Chris and I struck out one Sunday targeting an … lobby Good sign I turned to Chris skipped a couple of steps and said Im going to live here  Victoria the agent met … see a few people examining the sell sheet taped to the wall outside  Should we warn them I asked Chris Nah let them find …