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

… to ask for an extension I called Karen my broker and delivered the news  She also noted its in your contract I … two While she thought about where I could meet her to deliver the documents I ran down my list of what I still had to get six recommendation letters PDFs of …

By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
I find my "dream" apartment...in Ft. Greene

… 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 … Live …

By Elle Bee |December 3, 2012 - 2:43PM
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
Navigating the (rocky) relationship between broker and buyer

… I immediately make an offer of $325000 as another potential buyer had come onto the scene just moments before Hmmm Just … me and I instantly regretted not doing my homework on agentbuyer relationships and not bringing Sidney into it soon … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

By Elle Bee |October 31, 2012 - 10:44AM
Diary of a First-time Buyer: "How did I get here and how do I get out??"

… Wednesday night in Fort Greene Brooklyn Im sitting not at a hip bistro but in a … apartment in Astoria  I moved to Astoria in 2005 after my rent in Chelsea jumped to $2600 for a shoeboxsized … 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