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 Home Buying For Dummies, 3rd edition :: 0471768472
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| This may be the best comprehensive guide for home buyers. Home Buying for Dummies is coauthored by Eric Tyson, author of several other books in the For Dummies series, and Ray Brown, a long-time real estate professional. Like other books in the series, this one is an easy and even entertaining read. But it does not gloss over details in pursuit of simplicity. Home Buying for Dummies covers all the bases, providing clear explanations and reasonable judgments on how to select a mortgage, hire a real estate agent, find the right house, and negotiate a good deal. The book goes further than most in providing helpful, specific information. For example, in discussing ways to save money for a future down payment, Home Buying for Dummies even includes the phone numbers for various mutual funds appropriate to different investment time frames. --Barry Mitzman Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
You need to read this book before buying your first home...as I should have before I made my mistakes. Often times a real estate agent won't tell you everything, either because they are busy or they just want to close on the deal. The book covers home inspections, escrow info, title work, etc. Every basic detail on how to safely get you into a house. Now it won't tell you how to buy homes really cheaply like foreclosures and what not, but it will tell you some due diligence information.
Other supplementary titles with this book:
The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Tax Lien and Tax Deed Auctions (ISBN 0978834607)
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Author: Guest
I was about to buy my first home and didn't know much about the whole process. This book proved very useful and informative.
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Author: Guest
When searching for a good teaching tool/reference for first time home buying, the list of publications can be endless and confusing. This one book will lead you step by step through each of the processes involved. Having NO PRIOR HOME BUYING KNOWLEDGE, I eagerly opened this book with highlighter in hand, reading cover to cover on all topics from finding an honest agent to buying fixer-uppers, researching mortgages, neighborhoods, etc., even whether you should consider renting vs. buyng, and all the little details in between. You will learn things you never knew before, and I found myself constantly referring to many chapters throughout our experience in searching for a home. I recommend this book to anyone seeking stratightforward and easy to understand info, no fancy jargon to cut through, just plain language writing on a very in depth subject. The book's lay out is reader-friendly as well, making it very simple to locate exactly the subject you need. Don't pass this one up!
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Author: Guest
I am trying to buy my first condo and I bought this to try and help me since I didn't really have anyone to ask questions. The book is very generic since home buying varies quite a bit from state to state and sometimes within states.
I think it was a good way to know what was going to happen, but as I got futher into the process I needed more specific information about how things worked in my state. Also I think home buying has alot of little details that I think are missed in this book. Again, good to get started, but I would like a Home buying for dummies in (insert state here) book.
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Author: Guest
I bought this book and "A Complete Idiot's Guide..." If you want in depth details on buying a home, then this is the book for you. The other one was too fluffy and general and didn't really explain anything. I knew NOTHING about buying a home and this book takes you step by step and teaches what you need to know. Should buy or rent? Are your finances in order? What can you afford? They answer all your questions before you even leave chapter 1!
It's a great book. It's very easy to read and understand and when you're done with it, you'll feel like a pro! I just bought my first home, and I own it all to this book.
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