Diary of a First-Time Buyer: 13 lessons learned after 60+ apartments

… 60+ apartments I was still optimistic about finding my home And that showed  Elle Bee is a lifelong renter … a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts Elle makes a deal … Houses … Live … Neighborhood Intel … brokers … buying … Diary of a First-Time Buyer … market reports … mortgage … …

By Elle Bee |August 5, 2013 - 9:57AM
Closing time: On June 27, 2013, I finally became a co-op owner

… I hadnt met her before and though I wouldnt exactly say my heart sank when I met her I was a little nonplused by her … kind of person had lived in the apartmentwas she a crazy cat lady A sad lonely spinster I chided myself for jumping … through her disheveled hair introduced herself with a smoky voice interrupted by a few hacks    The coops attorney fired …

By Elle Bee |July 15, 2013 - 12:34PM
Another co-op board package, and a commitment letter countdown

… Like any girl with a new beau after my  second date with my new … of responsibility independence and good citizenship The letter of introduction was a fuller version of about me … respectful of privacy and a lawabiding recycler who will cover 80 …   … percent of her floors with carpet The rest of …

By Elle Bee |May 29, 2013 - 8:58AM
Elle makes a deal
By Elle Bee |April 8, 2013 - 2:10PM
After the board interview, a title search bombshell

… cheap So feeling a little like the abused dog that comes home anyway because he cant get a good meal elsewhere I … We signed an escrow agreement and ordered the title search   That was September Throughout October I nudged … interview 5 good reasons to visit prospective buyers at home  sponsored My Big Fat Board Interview What I learned …

By Elle Bee |February 11, 2013 - 2:12PM