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

… We agreed on two things One this seemed highly irregularalmost comical Two my current apartment needed triage 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 …

By Elle Bee |January 28, 2013 - 10:31AM
How (not) to prepare a co-op board package

… recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat … lawyer reveals the 14 biggest surprises for firsttime buyers  sponsored Confessions of a preconstruction buyer The … 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
Updating my wish list

… recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board Interview column What I … lawyer reveals the 14 biggest surprises for firsttime buyers  sponsored Confessions of a preconstruction buyer The … place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies   … Buy … Non-Traditional Buyers … Sales Market … …

By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)

… Week No 2 of my search  Wanting to avoid another blind side I decided to contact an agent … piano Art Deco secretary and some 150 square feet of books How often do you play the piano or read Chris asked me Her … my piano hurt An agent approached us Hi Im Richard can I show you around said the young friendlybutnotpolished agent …

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