My Co-op Board Interview

… eight years as a renter before looking for an apartment to buy early this year It took four months to find a onebedroom I liked … very good  So if I do work it would be very little I like whats there They were interested also to know how my …

… and the Upper East Side for years I was in contract to buy a studio with an eatin kitchen on the Lower East Side The coop was in a large complex comprised of four buildings and 1700 apartments I was a firsttime buyer so I didnt really know what to expect I was buying the apartment on my own after …

… Im a mortgage banker so I work all day helping people buy apartments in the city and Ive heard the horror stories … the building had lost against a shareholder He got in a dispute about it  at the interview because he didnt think he … they had already made up their minds Then they talked about what it means to buy into a coopdid we understand were …

… who we were The big theme of the meeting was We Are Not a White Glove Building  They went over and over how they do … they said turned out to be true This building is a lot less white glove than our old building  There I could throw a box … … staff … brokers … boards … Neighbors … This Is Not a White Glove Building My Big Fat Board Interview …

… I was 31 buying an apartment as a single woman and I had gotten into … interview came around I was so nervous I felt like Jesus Christ walking into my crucifixion They kept me waiting for 20 … parents questioning why I was home late He wanted to know what I had spent money on with so many credit cards   I said …

… in the Upper West Side building where I was in contract to buy a onebedroom There were two couches opposite each other … and the four board members sat across from me They asked what I did for a living how long Id been working where I was … to have parties at home do I have pets   All fine  Then this little nebishy man with a Napoleon complex said Can you …