Diary of a First-Time Buyer

… with him where he would conduct a home visit look at current bills and take a few pictures He insisted this was the … Ive been a New Yorker for almost 20 years living mostly in Manhattan but lately in Astoria for the past seven years Ive … Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment Beyond the board interview 5 good reasons to …

…   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment recounted in her biweekly … Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat Board Interview What I learned from 150 apartments before I finally bought one Here are 7 things …

… but I just wrote an earnest money check for an apartment Im buying  Serge asked who was underwriting my mortgage and … posts My Big Fat Board Interview column How to buy a NYC apartment What I learned from 150 apartments before I finally bought one Here are 7 things …

… irony of my situation set in On paper I could not afford to buy an apartment whose combined mortgage and maintenance was … Diary of a FirstTime Buyer Related posts How to buy a NYC apartment My Big Fat Board Interview column What I learned from 150 apartments before I finally bought one Here are 7 things …

… those I did not new construction postwars low floors   Within a couple of weeks we made a date to meet in Clinton … your lawyer should 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 basically lives for free Unraveling NY real estate spinone white lie …

… Between March and late fall of last year most of my Sundays were consumed by open houses in Upper … with two children and were expecting a third They needed to sell The kitchen was attractively renovated with walnut …

… Inwood a neighborhood in the furthest northern reaches of Manhattan popular with musicians and actors Knowing that I … I thought would work for a home office too small for my current set up but large enough for a streamlined IKEA system … your lawyer should tell you when you buy a condo or coop in NYC  sponsored A single guy reveals why he took the coop …

… the midst of the city  Sadly though most of the affordable apartments in this enclave are just that anonymous boxes in …   Elle Bee is a lifelong renter currently in the process of buying a Brooklyn apartment Shell take us behind the drama … your lawyer should tell you when you buy a condo or coop in NYC  sponsored A single guy reveals why he took the coop …

… every apartment with me met me at the first address a onebedroom onebath …   … prewar for about $300K on Riverside … the building and that it was comprised of friendly longtime renters and new owners All good But the onebedroom apartment … bright open space The large room was split by French doors two windows on each side of the separation faced treetops …

… glare of 11 members of the coop board where Im applying to buy a 750squarefoot onebedroom apartment in the building … jumped to $2600 for a shoeboxsized onebedroom all of 500 square feet So over the river I went My new huge prewar … but the second time I decided to see what my money could buy  After looking at my financials my credit unions loan …