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    Is an $8,000 post-closing buffer enough for a $1.31m New York apartment?

    I’m considering a 1-bed apartment in New York at around $1,310,000. After the deposit and estimated closing costs, I’d have roughly $8,000 left in cash. That would need to absorb moving, any immediate inspection findings, basic furniture and ordinary first-year surprises. I’d rather buy...
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    First-time buyer in New York: is a $12,000 post-closing buffer enough?

    I have to make the call shortly, and being left with only $12,000 after closing feels uncomfortably tight. This is a three-bedroom country home in New York priced around $1,315,000; the $12,000 is what I expect to retain after the deposit and closing costs. That money would have to absorb the...
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