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

… their iPhones their jobs were done they were just there for ceremony   Uptight Coop Attorney looked at my IDs I … attorney I snapped a picture of it with my phone With no ceremony whatsoever the seller handed over the keys in a … The event I had waited so long for was accomplished without ceremony or sandwiches my stomach growled through the …

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

… books unwanted swag The new apartment would be about 250 square feet smaller than what I had been living in for … time I thought about my previous experience attempting to buy a coop in Brooklyn and did a mental calculation In half … The 7 worst places to live in a building Your next place 9 questions that separate the New Yorkers from the rookies   … …

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
By Elle Bee |February 25, 2013 - 3:03PM
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The Market
After the board interview, a title search bombshell
By Elle Bee |February 11, 2013 - 2:12PM