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I would like to buy a co-op apartment in Brooklyn (I rent in Bay Ridge right now and wouldn’t mind staying here). The problem is that I’m a foreign student (still in college, so unemployed) with no credit history. I recently married an American citizen so the green card is on the way.

I know that I have no chance of being approved for a mortgage (and my husband’s credit is awful so he can’t either) but I can pay all cash upfront. Would I be approved by a co-op board, while I’m a student with no income, if I pay the full amount upfront?

Thank you.