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

… that agreed to finance my mortgage and these ranged from income and bank statements to declarations of no credit they … my down payment Now all I needed was an invitation to the coop party The lease was running out on my Astoria apartment … at the board interview     Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn …

By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
What does it take to get a mortgage in this town?

… hated the idea of putting a virtual finger down in a Google search and picking an unknown entity But I was desperate  I … would prove to be my guardian angel  Finally I was in the home stretch  Or so I thought  Next Meet the board  Elle Bee … a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board …

By Elle Bee |December 31, 2012 - 1:22PM
Updating my wish list
By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
Navigating the (rocky) relationship between broker and buyer

… Week 4 of the apartment search Sidney the first realtor I contacted about four weeks … see a 900squarefoot unit whose floor plan allowed for a home office The layout on Apartment 1K $284000 was generous … a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a Firsttime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board …

By Elle Bee |October 31, 2012 - 10:44AM
My whirlwind affair with Hamilton Heights

… specializing in the area  and think that a little lowkey hometown service is just what I need  Now mind you I havent … week Breaking up is hard to do   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn … Shell take us behind the drama in her new biweekly column  Diary of a Firsttime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board …

By Elle Bee |October 15, 2012 - 10:38AM
Diary of a First-time Buyer: "How did I get here and how do I get out??"

… bistro but in a fluorescentlit basement room at the head of a Ushaped table with two thoughts running through my head … see a few people examining the sell sheet taped to the wall outside  Should we warn them I asked Chris Nah let them find … My Big Fat Board Interview column What I learned from 150 apartments before I finally bought one Here are 7 things …

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