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

… upbeat appear animated be yourself etc I never worried about it because as a journalist I was used to getting along … 60+ apartments I was still optimistic about finding my home And that showed  Elle Bee is a lifelong renter … … Negotiating + Financing … Rent … The Market … Sell … Staging + Open Houses … Live … Neighborhood Intel … brokers …

By Elle Bee |August 5, 2013 - 9:57AM
Another co-op board package, and a commitment letter countdown

… The coop boards 35page application was in readonly PDF format so I printed out a hard copy filled it out with a new … goaround with the numbers By Sunday night I completed the homebuyers online course passed the knowledge assessment and … tell you when you buy a condo or coop in NYC  sponsored A single guy reveals why he took the coop plunge and how he …

By Elle Bee |May 29, 2013 - 8:58AM
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 … now estimated at $3000 versus $6680 I had to hope that my investment would eventually pay off Mortgage Master fed me a … the end I had heard that before Are you sure I asked Like how good Can I pick out paint chips He smiled slapped the …

By Elle Bee |May 6, 2013 - 1:42PM
Elle makes a deal
By Elle Bee |April 8, 2013 - 2:10PM
With Brooklyn behind me, I head toward Hudson Heights

… greeted me with pleasantries didnt flinch when I told him about my Brooklyn dalliance and didnt show a glimmer of … not only because of lost time but because of lost moneyabout $4000 in expenses that I wasnt likely to recover  We …

By Elle Bee |March 25, 2013 - 10:42AM