Buying Your First Home
Like most New Yorkers, Michelle Howry lived in an apartment that she had been renting for years. But in the fall of 2003, Howry, who shared a place with her sister, finally had her fill of the landlord/tenant relationship. “Our electricity had gone out and our landlord was horrible to deal with,” says Howry, a book editor who, a year before had toyed with the idea of buying real estate. ” The whole experience made me feel really energized to start looking for a place of my own.”
