Almost Homeless, Buyer Beware

Written by Jaqui Lividini

Those of you who have strict parameters on how much space you need and your neighborhood preference, quickly become aware of the real estate offerings that are currently on the market.  It becomes a version of real estate tinder, reading profiles until you find the one thing that makes you ultimately swipe left — no closet space, massive renovations, no outdoor space, no light. Once you find the "too good to be true" match, it has everything you want, you put in a bid, it’s accepted, you (very quickly) sell the apartment you love and then...you discover a deal breaker.  In our case, the perfect match was on 87th and Park Avenue, it had everything, including a break the bank renovation that I could not justify in the end.  Thus, we found ourselves without an apartment. I would never make light of saying we were homeless, I know how truly blessed we are, but it is unsettling to have a a family, plus two cats, without a place to call home. Fortunately, it was the summer and we had the cottage in Connecticut where we lived for a few months, that and Hotel Tonight were home for a few months. Once school started for Calliope, we signed a one year lease on an apartment on 80th and Park. But, I knew that I had my work cut out for me to find a new place to live.