Thinking your first home purchase should be outside the city? You're not alone (but read this first)

… Sometimes buying in the city is just out of reachor too large a financial commitment … get a lot more space for a lot less money … This story first ran in June 2015 but was updated in April 2017 … Over … for the weekdays Its an idea wed venture to guess most New York renters consider at some point or another especially …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 7, 2017 - 9:59AM
What can I afford? After a stint in the suburbs, a buyer contemplates NYC pied-à-terres

… privacy has been living in the suburbs where he owns a home for a few years and commuting into the city for work … apartment as an investment opportunity and may want to resell for a profit or rent it out in the future He adds that … that Shaun will need to demonstrate As Brick covered in our guide to how to prep your finances before buying closing …

By Alanna Schubach |April 6, 2017 - 3:59PM
Any regrets? A check-in with a first-time buyer who chronicled her agonizing apartment-hunt for Brick

… for us years ago in our Diary of a FirstTime Buyer column Elle Bee not her real name spent two years of onandoff again … attorneys and three brokers and recorded it all for us Elle ended upspoiler alertbuying a onebedroom in a prewar … more limiting than I thought In terms of the neighborhood Elle says she probably wouldnt choose to live there again …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 6, 2017 - 12:59PM