Diary of a First-Time Buyer

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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 … in the bedroom and the living room but was told that the buildings electric hadnt been updated and running two units … Market … Diary of a First-Time Buyer … Brooklyn … buying … boards … maintenance & common charges … Neighbors … staff … …

By Elle Bee |January 28, 2013 - 10:31AM
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How (not) to prepare a co-op board package
By Elle Bee |January 14, 2013 - 9:56AM
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What does it take to get a mortgage in this town?
By Elle Bee |December 31, 2012 - 1:22PM
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The art (and horror) of the deal

… coop in Fort Greene That went over with a thud from the seller who would come down only $2500 While I thought this … she said And so in the first week of December 2011 the seller and I agreed on a price of $246500 That set in motion … And Im going to be honest with you its going to be hard to sell you to a bank The hair raised slightly on the back of …

By Elle Bee |December 17, 2012 - 10:20AM
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I find my "dream" apartment...in Ft. Greene
By Elle Bee |December 3, 2012 - 2:43PM
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Updating my wish list
By Elle Bee |November 12, 2012 - 2:19PM
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Navigating the (rocky) relationship between broker and buyer
By Elle Bee |October 31, 2012 - 10:44AM
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My whirlwind affair with Hamilton Heights
By Elle Bee |October 15, 2012 - 10:38AM
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Open house time (a.k.a. the sound of my heart breaking)
By Elle Bee |September 24, 2012 - 10:29AM
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Diary of a First-time Buyer: "How did I get here and how do I get out??"
By Elle Bee |September 10, 2012 - 11:32AM