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 … to undergo an interview with him where he would conduct a home visit look at current bills and take a few pictures He … a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC …

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

… gathering documents for Wells Fargo the bank that agreed to finance my mortgage and these ranged from income and bank … we created a goodlooking scheme at about onethird the cost How do you say Hello IKEA in Swedish So in midAugust I had … to Fort Greene We were in Chelsea She wondered if she could make it by subway in time I wondered if she was going to

By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
Updating my wish list
By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)

… an agent whom Id interviewed for a real estate story some time ago He had offered his services should I ever be in … for me It wasnt hard to find aspirational but practical apartments I sent several links sourced from Craigslist in … onebath …   … prewar for about $300K on Riverside Drive near 157th Street incidentally catercorner from the previous …

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