Nolo's essential guide to buying your first home / Ilona Bray, J.D., Attorney Ann O'Connell, & Marcia Stewart.
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- ISBN: 1413327001 : PAP
- ISBN: 9781413327007 : PAP
- ISBN: 9781413327007
- ISBN: 1413327001
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Edition: 7th edition.
- Publisher: [Berkeley, California] : Nolo, [2019]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Your homebuying companion -- What's so great about buying a house? -- What do you want? : figuring out your homebuying needs -- Does this mean I have to balance my checkbook? : figuring out what you can afford -- Stepping out : what's on the market and at what price -- Select your players : the real estate team -- Bring home the bacon : getting a mortgage -- Mom and dad? The seller? Uncle Sam? : loan alternatives -- I love it! It's perfect! Looking for the right house -- Plan B : fixer-uppers, FSBOs, foreclosures, and more -- Show them the money : from offer to purchase agreement -- Toward the finish line : tasks before closing -- Send in the big guns : professional property inspectors -- Who's got your back? : homeowners' insurance and home warranties -- Seal the deal : finalizing your homebuying dreams. |
Summary, etc.: | "This book provides everything the reader needs to: research the local market and listings; decide between a house, condo, co-op or townhouse; create a realistic budget; qualify for a loan you can truly afford; borrow a down payment from friends or family; protect yourself with inspections and insurance; and negotiate and close the deal successfully. The reader will find insights from 15 real estate professionals -- brokers, attorneys, mortgage specialists, a home inspector, a neighborhood researcher, and more. Plus, this book contains real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | House buying. |
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home
Ilona Bray, J.D., is an award-winning author and legal editor at Nolo. She has written many Nolo books on real estate, immigration, and nonprofit fundraissng. Ann O'Connell is an attorney and real estate broker, and a legal editor at Nolo. Marcia Stewart is a coauthor of the award-winning First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home and other Nolo books.