Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… and late fall of last year most of my Sundays were consumed by open houses in Upper Manhattan a parade of … By this time Sidney was my agent of record and I noticed the listing prices started to creep over the $300000 budget … was so dark the realtor had to use a flashlight to show me around She didnt even attempt to try to talk me into …

… Week 4 of the apartment search Sidney the first realtor I contacted about four weeks ago offered to show me around Inwood a neighborhood in the furthest … over the side looked around and declared the apartment had bad feng shui She was right I moved out 14 months later …

… a Riverside Drive prewar Within 30 seconds I can tell we dont like each other How can I throw this interview Welcome … glare of 11 members of the coop board where Im applying to buy a 750squarefoot onebedroom apartment in the building … lawyer reveals the 14 biggest surprises for firsttime buyers sponsored Confessions of a preconstruction buyer The …