Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… I have a drinking problem I said pragmatically   Somewhat reorganized my apartment looked more like a work in … 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… with an assortment of ailments ranging from lack of space to lack of light By this time Sidney was my agent of record … extra for good light or a good neighborhood and figure how much less I could offer I categorized according to priority …

… 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 …

… apartment in Astoria  I moved to Astoria in 2005 after my rent in Chelsea jumped to $2600 for a shoeboxsized … years  Not only was the space a bonus but the affordable rent allowed me to quit my job and start a freelance writing … which Id heard was the last affordable frontier  My best friend Chris and I struck out one Sunday targeting an …