Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… a document every time I sneezed and then another explaining why I sneezed  Just as I was on the verge of securing a … an IKEA kitchen I had decided to invest in a modest but stylish kitchen from Home Depot which priced out at about $12000 …   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

… Having been rejected by my credit union for a mortgage I turned with some trepidation to the … with me I scrolled down and recognized a few names Bank of America was that one of the bailout banks Chase … on the apartment a copy of the earnest money check and a coop questionnaire which confirmed the status of the …

… price as a starting point for the circa 1950s coop in Fort Greene That went over with a thud from the … all the people who would help make it happen my credit union loan officer a engineer who would inspect the unit for … to be honest with you its going to be hard to sell you to a bank The hair raised slightly on the back of my neck I had …

… 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 … place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies   … Buy … Non-Traditional Buyers … Sales Market … …