A home visit from a private investigator, board interview bombshells, and other signs I'm in trouble

… 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 …

By Elle Bee |January 28, 2013 - 10:31AM
How (not) to prepare a co-op board package

… 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 …

By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
What does it take to get a mortgage in this town?

… with a 425 rate which would eventually be renegotiated to 375 as we sat there in contract and the going rates came … savings accounts I opened the same set of accounts at my local Chase branch and wrote checks that would withdraw most … posts My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I …

By Elle Bee |December 31, 2012 - 1:22PM
Updating my wish list
By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)

… it He was rushing a couple through I could see they had a checkbook I dont know $25000 $50000 Youll have to come back … your lawyer should tell you when you buy a condo or coop in NYC sponsored A single guy reveals why he took the coop … first 16 things I wish I knew before buying this place A NYC real estate lawyer reveals the 14 biggest surprises for …

By Elle Bee |September 24, 2012 - 10:29AM