Closing time: On June 27, 2013, I finally became a co-op owner

… smoking Dec 16 1997 the day I met a boy I was crazy about for about 10 years and Dec 15 2003 the night I got engaged … and my personal checkbook for the rest of the miscellaneous fees and charges     That morning my attorney called me … It was the oddest assemblage of people Id ever seen And as New York City reporter that was saying a lot    Oddly my …

By Elle Bee |July 15, 2013 - 12:34PM
Another co-op board package, and a commitment letter countdown

… Like any girl with a new beau after my  second date with my new … it out with a new extrafine Sharpie and reviewed it with Sidney my broker He recommended we type it Type  Who had a … column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I finally bought one Here are 7 things …

By Elle Bee |May 29, 2013 - 8:58AM
Hell is applying for a mortgage...as a self-employed writer

… a review of two years income When the underwriters averaged 2010 and 2011 I fell below the debttoincomeratio required … of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly column  Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 …

By Elle Bee |April 22, 2013 - 11:41AM
Elle makes a deal
By Elle Bee |April 8, 2013 - 2:10PM