Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… On a Thursday about two weeks after Karen my broker delivered my coop board application I received a phone call from someone … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

… meet her to deliver the documents I ran down my list of what I still had to get six recommendation letters PDFs of …   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 How to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat …

… credit union for a mortgage I turned with some trepidation to the Internet to look for a mortgage broker I had received … but I just wrote an earnest money check for an apartment Im buying  Serge asked who was underwriting my mortgage and … and misunderstood instructions He didnt understand how freelancers such as myself worked No matter how many …

… 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 …

… worried that my broker Sidney would throw in the towelhe had shown me numerous apartments that looked alike and yet none … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

… with an assortment of ailments ranging from lack of space to lack of light By this time Sidney was my agent of record … extra for good light or a good neighborhood and figure how much less I could offer I categorized according to … Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly …

… 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 northern … I immediately make an offer of $325000 as another potential buyer had come onto the scene just moments before Hmmm Just …

… through my head I take that as a divine sign that Hamilton and Hudson Heights are where I should focus my efforts …   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment Shell take us behind the drama … A single guy reveals why he took the coop plunge and how he basically lives for free Unraveling NY real estate …

… prewar Within 30 seconds I can tell we dont like each other How can I throw this interview Welcome to the schizophrenic world of firsttime homeownership in NYC … glare of 11 members of the coop board where Im applying to buy a 750squarefoot onebedroom apartment in the building …