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Diary of a First-Time Buyer
How (not) to prepare a co-op board package
… It was August 2012 a full nine months after I made my offer on Ashland Place and I was feeling like I was at … that agreed to finance my mortgage and these ranged from income and bank statements to declarations of no credit they … me the coop board package was due on Friday I screeched How can that be I need more than a day to put it together I was …
The art (and horror) of the deal
… irony of my situation set in On paper I could not afford to buy an apartment whose combined mortgage and maintenance was … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly … to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat Board Interview column What I learned from 150 apartments before I finally bought …
I find my "dream" apartment...in Ft. Greene
… fit the bill He never intimated it but Im sure he thought What do you think youll get for $300k I was beginning to … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board Interview column What I …
My whirlwind affair with Hamilton Heights
… and think that a little lowkey hometown service is just what I need Now mind you I havent ditched Sidney … the … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment Shell take us behind the drama in her new biweekly column Diary of a Firsttime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board Interview column What I …
Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)
… with Sidney yet and by signing in with him am I legally committed To what exactly What if any kind of … the building and that it was comprised of friendly longtime renters and new owners All good But the onebedroom apartment … why he took the coop plunge and how he basically lives for free Unraveling NY real estate spinone white lie at a time …
Diary of a First-time Buyer: "How did I get here and how do I get out??"
… is a long way from a Riverside Drive prewar Within 30 seconds I can tell we dont like each other How can I throw … glare of 11 members of the coop board where Im applying to buy a 750squarefoot onebedroom apartment in the building … on Riverside Drive that was converting from rentals to condos Whatever THAT meant I had stars in my eyes and hope …