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

… knowing that I could not only afford my mortgage and current maintenance but also having enough money left over … finding my home And that showed  Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn … Heights My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I …

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

… official documents identify me as Elena the name my parents gave me  It never occurred to me as my entire credit … to know   Next up Lessons learned Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn … Heights My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I …

By Elle Bee |July 15, 2013 - 12:34PM
My co-op board interview: Sometimes you need to leave the Marc Jacobs bag at home

… I felt a wave of relief that my own piano wouldnt be a deterrent Downstairs we met Carla another board member And that … capital improvement from the past 20 years It was so different from my interview at Kingsview where every question … Heights My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I …

By Elle Bee |June 17, 2013 - 10:22AM
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

… up for a new round of open houses  Elle Bee is a lifelong renter determined to buy an apartment in NYC  She is documenting her experience for this column  … + Financing … Sales Market … Live … Neighborhood Intel … Rent … The Market … Diary of a First-Time Buyer … Brooklyn … …

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