Category Archives: apartment hunt

Water, Water Everywhere

Posted on April 8, 2016 by InVoluntary Exile

While I’ve been finishing the sprint to the final paperwork that makes me a debtor to the bank, I’ve also been asking around for recommendations on moving companies. Friends mention several, and reviews of yelp suggest a few that seem promising (till I scroll to the inevitable “I hated this company. They are useless and kick puppies” rant each is graced with by some unhappy soul). Continue reading →

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Walkthrough and Closing

Posted on December 25, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

The last steps before you finally commit to the home buying purchase is the walkthrough and the closing. In my case, once the closing was scheduled for a Tuesday morning, the listing agent and I scheduled a time for me … Continue reading →

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Will It/Won’t It?

Posted on December 1, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

One might expect the sale of a co-op apartment that doesn’t need to go through board approval to happen in three months or less. I started wooing this one at the end of August. Continue reading →

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NYC Apartment Hunt: The Saga (or Kitchen Sink Drama) Continues

Posted on November 16, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

You get to a point in this process where you start to forget what you’re doing or why you’re doing it. Everything acquires a haze of deja vu that alternates with a mental fog. Guy Pierce and Aamir Khan’s drastic … Continue reading →

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Next in NYC Apartment Hunting…

Posted on October 25, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

The apartment hunt continues Continue reading →

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NYC Apartment Hunt: Season Two

Posted on September 15, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

After 2014’s havey cavey retreat from apartment buying, I renewed my rental lease for a year. I calculated that I could go back to the hunt in spring 2015, and have a new place by the end of the lease … Continue reading →

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So You Think You Can Buy a New York Apartment?

Posted on August 31, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

I came to the U.S. with less than a $1000. I spent $650 in the first week on the deposit and rent for my share of a 1-bedroom rental and lived on the remaining money for the several weeks than … Continue reading →

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Limbo

Posted on August 4, 2012 by InVoluntary Exile

The Greek myth guy sent me an application for the Jackson Heights apartment by FedEx. Along with it, he sent the lease, which included a list of rules for the condo building (such as a warning against hanging clothes or … Continue reading →

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On Today’s Episode of “All My Apartments”

Posted on July 31, 2012 by InVoluntary Exile

9:30: Voice-mail from the kind—the temptation to put quotes around that word is strong—broker confirming that the Sunnyside apartment is still indeed available. The Greek myth realtor has not sent me the application to the Jackson Heights apartment so I … Continue reading →

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The Plot Thickens

Posted on July 31, 2012 by InVoluntary Exile

So.  The kind agent with whom I had left my application on Friday called back at 4 this afternoon to say that the Sunnyside apartment had already been rented to someone else. Did I want to have her submit my … Continue reading →

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