My co-op board interview: I didn't catch the clue to the building's culture

… A board interview is the final step to approval when buying a coop unit in New York City In this series New … all requests for anonymity  This week Louis Alcamo a pseudonym shares his experience buying two coops both … board president and in his second he received clues to how the board might operate which he overlooked because he …

By Emily Myers |November 26, 2019 - 1:00PM
My co-op board interview: The homemade cake didn’t quite work out as planned

… be ourselves but the one thing that I had in the back of my mind is that they dont need a reason not to approve you … test run the commute We have some good friends of ours who live close to the apartment so to make sure we werent late … were you asked … Jason We were asked about why we wanted to live in the area We have friends who live around the corner …

By Emily Myers |August 29, 2019 - 9:00AM
My co-op board interview: We tiptoed around renovation issues and were anxious to say the right thing

… A board interview is the final step to approval when buying a coop unit in New York City In this series New … We went back and forth with that but I think when we sat down for our interview it was a very relaxed atmosphere and … renovations that we want to do We didnt really get to ask how long it takes to get approval from the coop board We …

By Emily Myers |April 8, 2019 - 12:00PM