Diary of a First-Time Buyer

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Neighborhood Intel
Diary of a First-Time Buyer: 13 lessons learned after 60+ apartments
By Elle Bee |August 5, 2013 - 9:57AM
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The Market
Closing time: On June 27, 2013, I finally became a co-op owner
By Elle Bee |July 15, 2013 - 12:34PM
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The Market
My co-op board interview: Sometimes you need to leave the Marc Jacobs bag at home

… Once I received notice of the loan approval from my lender my life went into warp speeda headspinning ride after months of plodding along the coop trail   The elation of financing approval had barely died …

By Elle Bee |June 17, 2013 - 10:22AM
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The Market
Another co-op board package, and a commitment letter countdown
By Elle Bee |May 29, 2013 - 8:58AM
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The Market
The two most beautiful words a mortgage applicant can hear
By Elle Bee |May 6, 2013 - 1:42PM
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The Market
Hell is applying for a mortgage...as a self-employed writer
By Elle Bee |April 22, 2013 - 11:41AM
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The Market
Elle makes a deal
By Elle Bee |April 8, 2013 - 2:10PM
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The Market
With Brooklyn behind me, I head toward Hudson Heights
By Elle Bee |March 25, 2013 - 10:42AM
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The Market
To pick up the pieces, shut off your Trulia alerts and go on the rebound

… Stay in Astoria Renew my Manhattan search I entered the URL for the agency where Sidney my original agent worked He …

By Elle Bee |February 25, 2013 - 3:03PM
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The Market
After the board interview, a title search bombshell

… We signed an escrow agreement and ordered the title search   That was September Throughout October I nudged Darren for an update on the title search prompted by various inquiries from my bank as my rate … the deal by years end  Then Darren dropped a bomb the title search revealed the possible existence of an estranged …

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