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

… I am happy to share I wish I had gone to a first time buyer seminar so I could manage my expectations understand … bit of space for a lot more light If youre looking to buy on your own it really really helps to have a friend come … lawyer reveals the 14 biggest surprises for firsttime buyers  sponsored Confessions of a preconstruction buyer The …

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

… in a second of buyers anxiety I almost hoped it would Was I really ready to be a homeowner   My attorney sent an … that day finally deciding on Elle   By the time both real estate agents and the attorneys for the coop and the seller arrived …

By Elle Bee |July 15, 2013 - 12:34PM
The two most beautiful words a mortgage applicant can hear

… At this point in my apartmentbuying careerand yes at times it has felt like a fulltime … up Or was that purchase just around the corner Or a phone call away After the Wells Fargo debacle and upon the advice … recommended a statesponsored loan program for firsttime buyers appropriate for midincome earners and people like me …

By Elle Bee |May 6, 2013 - 1:42PM
Hell is applying for a mortgage...as a self-employed writer

… The joy of finding another place to buy in such short order after three days of searching and … application was daunting as was the process of updating all my financials for Wells Fargo Mary my loan coordinator … mind would honor a contract that long this coming from a buyer who held out for year hoping a bogus contract would …

By Elle Bee |April 22, 2013 - 11:41AM
Elle makes a deal

… molding and high ceilings I was happy upon entering A long hallway opened to a 7foot foyer alcove where I could place a … numbers game Elle Bee is a lifelong renter determined to buy an apartment in NYC She is documenting her experience for this column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer   Related posts How to Buy a NYC apartment What I …

By Elle Bee |April 8, 2013 - 2:10PM
With Brooklyn behind me, I head toward Hudson Heights

… Broadway and over to the Hudson River My first step was to call Mary my Wells Fargo loan coordinator She told me they … Hudson Heights Elle Bee is a lifelong renter determined to buy an apartment in NYC  She is documenting her experience for this column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer   Related posts How to Buy a NYC apartment What I …

By Elle Bee |March 25, 2013 - 10:42AM
To pick up the pieces, shut off your Trulia alerts and go on the rebound

… a fivemile run and it takes one week of inactivity to lose all youve gained    And so once I quit runningrunning after … need to clear my head and then look for another place to buy At this point I just feel sort of sick about the whole … that when one door closes another must open Next Firsttime buyer will take a onemonth hiatus as Elle Bee gears up for a …

By Elle Bee |February 25, 2013 - 3:03PM