A Survival Guide for Buying a Home

• Publisher:   AMACOM
• Number Of Pages:   272
• Publication Date:   2009-06-03
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0814414257
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780814414255

Buying a home is a complex process that involves a delicate balance of financial, emotional, and practical factors. This essential resource helps readers come out on top, revealing the best strategies for finding and buying a new home -- while saving money every step of the way.

Whether looking for a house, condo, co-op, or manufactured home, readers will learn how to:

* Hire the right agent * determine financial limits * develop relationships with banks and other potential lenders * evaluate communities * get prequalified or preapproved for a mortgage * negotiate the best price and terms * and more.

There's also a checklist of the 15 costliest mistakes homebuyers make -- and how to avoid every one of them -- plus crucial information on how to sell a home. Owning a home is the American dream, but achieving it can be a nightmarish experience. With this vital information and great strategies, readers will not only find their dream home faster, they will do everything right to move in quickly and confidently!

This really is a good book for beginner's guide to home buying. It is very easy to read and understand. After going through it about two times, I had a general understanding about what should be done. one thing I wished the author had done is about short sales, REOs, and foreclosures. I bought a house in 2009 while the housing market was in depression and I think it would have been a lot more helpful if he included more explanation about those kinds of properties. Overall, recommended

This guide is one of the better ones out there -- it is up-to-date and practical, with lots of examples and checklists to follow. It has especially helpful advice for finding mortgages, dealing with agents, and preparing an offer. The author provides several links to websites that are reputable and extremely useful when preparing to by a house. Read this, if you read anything.

As a real estate consultant, I bought this book to see if it could serve as a reference and handbook for clients, and it certainly will. The topics are relevant, current, and accurate and expand on important issues involved in purchasing a home - your credit, mortgage options, taxes, what to look for when visiting properties, services of a realtor, and resale. Several helpful checklists are also provided.

When my wife and I decided a few months ago that we were going to buy our first home, I went to our library and took out two books on home buying. One of them was your "Survival Guide". I toted that book around for the past two months and finally turned it back in today after we closed on our house. My wife and I are the type who want to know as much as we can about everything that we are involved in, and your book really helped us to navigate the very involved and complex road to home-buying. We left the closing this morning feeling like we had done everything right, from shopping mortgages to negotiating after the home inspection. I believe that your book has helped us to save thousands of dollars! Thank you for writing such a fine resource!

I'm in the process of buying my first home, and this book has been extremely helpful. The author covers all of the things you need to know and has lots of tips and things to consider. He walks you through the processes and tells you what to expect. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is just getting started and has questions about the process of buying a home.

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