About this title: In the usual user-friendly "Dummies" fashion, Eric Tyson and Ray Brown take the novice house-buyer through the stages of the process with lucid advice, practical step-by-step guidelines, and plenty of cartoons and sidebars. Beginning with the dilemma of whether you should be thinking about the subject at all "to buy or not to buy"), they then go on to a consideration of how much you can afford--and how to negotiate the best price. From working with realtors to finding a mortgage, they cover all bases, with an emphasis on the importance of investing the time to educate yourself about the ...
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Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781568843858ISBN:1568843852
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 344 p. Contains: Illustrations. For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback). Audience: General/trade. as new, with Borders price sticker, &16.99 read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780764553318ISBN:0764553313
Description: Good. 327-AZ Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
"i bought this years ago when i first considered buying a house, and while the info is a bit outdated for the current house buying climate (i.e. entire sections about arms and 0% down mortgages can be skipped because they don't exist anymore), i felt it really gave me a firm handle on the life decision i was about to make. in my case it pushed me off the fence and let me know i really was ready, but for some folks it may be a needed reality check that they still have a good deal of preparation to do. i'll also admit i didn't finish the book; i should have read it BEFORE trying to buy a house and not during so i could stay ahead of the process."
"It was much more helpful than the previous book I read on the topic. I feel like I can't give it a fair review until I put what I've learned into action. Unfortunately, we don't have enough in our savings account for our desired down payment just yet, but I'm really enjoying saving for this purchase. This book helped me get even more excited about buying our first home. I think this is the first "Dummies" book I've read, and it wasn't as dumbed down as I expected, just straightforward."
"For the record, someone went to the library to pick up the non-judgmentally-titled Nolo book on buying a home in California and brought me home this instead. But this book ended up really meeting my needs--it lays out everything you could ever want to know and provides easily applied rules of thumb, helping you navigate what is often an unruly and confusing process."
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