Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… It was August 2012 a full nine months after I made my offer on … budget and reimagining my new kitchen After hearing too many real estate agents say its just an IKEA kitchen I had …   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

… listand corresponding pricepointswent something like this … Home run … Nice lobby light top or high floor neat interior … I never did see anything I could afford that met my Home Run criteriabut here are a few my friend Chris and I … child was a prewar coop then $325000 now $319000 on West 147th a beautiful treelined brownstone street in Hamilton …

… 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 … …

… the drama in her new 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 … Co-ops … Sales …