Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… On a Thursday about two weeks after Karen my broker delivered my coop board application I received a phone call … table The stack of 1099s confused him He didnt understand how as a freelancer I derived my income He seemed to accept … contribute to the Kingsview community They in turn asked me why I wanted to live in Brooklyn and in Kingsview …

… the other  I cant get this done on my own with this short notice Karen said firmly I seriously thought about ditching … haywire  First Karen punched holes in the right side of the pages binders of course require holes on the left She … copier and made about 500 upsidedown photocopies She lost pages I lost patience  But what really got me was her …

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