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 … what you can live with and what you cant For me living in a neighborhood with real street life turned out to be priority … 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 …

By Elle Bee |August 5, 2013 - 9:57AM
Elle makes a deal

… April 2011 And Id never quite forgotten the charms of the neighborhood  the lowrise scale thriving mom pop stores … 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
To pick up the pieces, shut off your Trulia alerts and go on the rebound

… 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 … listings in my price range Most were in the upper Manhattan neighborhood I had searched more than a year ago But they … 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
After the board interview, a title search bombshell

… Once I recovered from the coop board interview and the gamut of feelings following itshock and … exactly a Sally Field momentmore like disbelief after the interview from hell I didnt want to think how they treated … of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to Buy …

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