Closing time: On June 27, 2013, I finally became a co-op owner

… photo ID the remainder of the down payment and my personal checkbook for the rest of the miscellaneous fees and charges … Heights My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I … your lawyer should tell you when you buy a condo or coop in NYC  sponsored A single guy reveals why he took the coop …

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

… to the idea that hope looks through a blind eye With so many obstacles in my way should I give up Or was that purchase … upon the advice of Sidney my real estate agentI called the local branch of  Mortgage Master a privately owned direct … access to more flexible loan products than what commercial banks can offer  I was assigned by phone to Peter a loan …

By Elle Bee |May 6, 2013 - 1:42PM
Elle makes a deal
By Elle Bee |April 8, 2013 - 2:10PM
To pick up the pieces, shut off your Trulia alerts and go on the rebound

… Finding securing and losing an apartment I decided was a lot … 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 learned from 150 apartments before I …

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