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I realized that I actually don’t have pictures of the completed renovations of our old apartment: I never took any. The only extant photos of the post-combination layout was … Continue reading »

I had originally flown back home on September 25, expecting to stay until the following Thursday. The apartment closing was scheduled for Tuesday, and I had thought of spending … Continue reading »

We moved to Cleveland at the beginning of June. Actually, that’s an exaggeration: Grace and almost all the furniture have moved to Cleveland, and I came back to New … Continue reading »

At long last, the renovations are done, and we’ve combined apartments (just in time to sell before we relocate to Cleveland). The main delay was paperwork: months waiting for … Continue reading »

We’ll need to formally talk to an accountant about this (we’ll wait until after April 15, so they’ll be less busy), but the basic gist of the capital gains exemption … Continue reading »

Grace has now fully moved in. Our combined furniture fills both apartments, not tightly, but enough so that it becomes difficult thinking about where to put an extra bookcase. … Continue reading »

The closing for the apartment was yesterday. Hallelujah! The whole process has taken about half a year, was at least a month past contract, and survived a last … Continue reading »

I started this post as a note to myself almost a month ago, thinking it’d be useful for the upcoming alterations after I close on the neighbor’s apartment. “I’ll … Continue reading »

This is from the New York Times. Someone has written a paper on co-op/condo prices in Manhattan where the price components are broken down using regression analysis. So, you get … Continue reading »

I’m missing two documents from the co-op application right now: A copy of my loan application to Chase. This was sent to Chase by email. I had forgotten I … Continue reading »