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A Survival Guide for Buying a Home | 
 enlarge | Author: Sid Davis
Publisher: AMACOM
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: Second Edition
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0814414257
Dewey Decimal Number: 643.120973
EAN: 9780814414255
Publication Date: June 3, 2009
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Product Description
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!
Book Description
Since the publication of the first edition of A Survival Guide for Buying a Home, much has changed in the real estate market. The inventory of homes-for-sale is ballooning and prospective buyers will need new techniques to narrow their choices effectively. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the average buyer to qualify for a loan. This newly revised edition is tailored to help. It includes updated information on credit requirements, loan qualifying ratios, lease options, buying condos and co-ops, new mortgage and loan rules, buying foreclosure and short sale properties, and much more. Readers will learn the ins and outs of: hiring the right agent • determining financial limits • working with a mortgage lender • evaluating neighborhoods • getting the best deal • arranging appraisals and inspections • avoiding common deal killers • and more There is also a checklist of the 15 costliest mistakes homebuyers make and how to avoid them. With this helpful guide in hand, readers will be ready to find the home of their dreams at a price they can afford.
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 Soild book, worth the purchase July 18, 2010
B. Schilke
I'd agree with the other reviewers--this book is filled with lots of good information. We bought a townhouse and it even had a couple sections of really good advice (learning about homeowners association, asking what neighbors thought of the community, what kind of insurance you'll need--what questions to ask your insurance agent even). We were first-time homebuyers, so maybe that's why the information seemed so valuable, but I would think anyone would learn something from the book.
A fine pick for any general lending library October 17, 2009
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Any seeking a home in today's real estate market will welcome the second updated edition of A Survival Guide for Buying a Home, offering time-saving techniques to understanding mortgage rules, loans, lease options, credit and more. Also included: finding the right agent, buying homeowner's insurance, and preparing a purchase for resale. A fine pick for any general lending library.
 This is a good book but could have been better February 20, 2009
Chung Dynasty
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
excellent guide for homebuyers March 18, 2007
Carissa K. Dougherty (Chicago, IL United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
Definitely worth reading before purchasing March 26, 2006
D. M. Renirie (Woodbridge, VA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
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.
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