How (not) to prepare a co-op board package

… It was August 2012 a full nine months after I made my offer on Ashland Place and I was feeling like I was at … that agreed to finance my mortgage and these ranged from income and bank statements to declarations of no credit they … me the coop board package was due on Friday I screeched How can that be I need more than a day to put it together I was …

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 … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly … to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat Board Interview column What I learned from 150 apartments before I finally bought …

By Elle Bee |December 17, 2012 - 10:20AM
I find my "dream" apartment...in Ft. Greene

… fit the bill He never intimated it but Im sure he thought What do you think youll get for $300k I was beginning to … 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 My Big Fat Board Interview column What I …

By Elle Bee |December 3, 2012 - 2:43PM
Updating my wish list
By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
My whirlwind affair with Hamilton Heights

… and think that a little lowkey hometown service is just what I need  Now mind you I havent ditched Sidney … the …   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment Shell take us behind the drama in her new biweekly column  Diary of a Firsttime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board Interview column What I …

By Elle Bee |October 15, 2012 - 10:38AM
Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)

… with Sidney yet and by signing in with him am I legally committed To what exactly What if any kind of … the building and that it was comprised of friendly longtime renters and new owners All good But the onebedroom apartment … why he took the coop plunge and how he basically lives for free Unraveling NY real estate spinone white lie at a time …

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??"

… is a long way from a Riverside Drive prewar Within 30 seconds I can tell we dont like each other How can I throw … glare of 11 members of the coop board where Im applying to buy a 750squarefoot onebedroom apartment in the building … on Riverside Drive that was converting from rentals to condos Whatever THAT meant I had stars in my eyes and hope …

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