Buy Your First Home!
by Robert Irwin
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ACHIEVE THE DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP! Updated with the best online resources available, the second edition of Robert Irwin's bestselling book, Buy Your First Home!, will help first-time homebuyers navigate the homebuying process. From selecting a property to closing, Irwin answers your questions and coaches you every step of the way. Buy Your First Home! addresses all the potential roadblocks a first-time homebuyer might encounter, including how to: -- Determine whether it's better to buy or show more rent.-- Identify "must have" features and an affordable price range.-- Scope out available properties using the Internet.-- Obtain your credit history using online resources.-- Find the best mortgage and arrange preapproval of financing.-- Deal with disclosures and inspections. Complete with up-to-date information on everything from taxes to technology, Irwin equips first-timers with the knowledge necessary to move forward into the home-buying process as informed consumers. show lessTags
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Contents: Chapter 1. Deciding to Purchase -- Chapter 2. Dream Home or Doghouse? -- Chapter 3. Finding a Productive Agent -- Chapter 4. Selecting the Right Type of Home -- Chapter 5. Choosing the Best Location -- Chapter 6. Affording Your Palace -- Chapter 7. Understanding a Real Estate Transaction -- Chapter 8. Saving on a Fixer-Upper -- Chapter 9. Profiting from Your Home Inspection -- Chapter 10. Your Financing Guide -- Chapter 11. Selecting the Right Mortgage -- Chapter 12. Tackling the Long-Awaited Move -- Chapter 13. Capitalzing on Those Tax Benefits -- Chapter 14. Tracking Your Annual Profits and Expenses -- Chapter 15. Dealing with Buyer's Remorse -- Index
Contents: Chapter 1. Deciding to Purchase -- Chapter 2. Dream Home or Doghouse? -- Chapter 3. Finding a Productive Agent -- Chapter 4. Selecting the Right Type of Home -- Chapter 5. Choosing the Best Location -- Chapter 6. Affording Your Palace -- Chapter 7. Understanding a Real Estate Transaction -- Chapter 8. Saving on a Fixer-Upper -- Chapter 9. Profiting from Your Home Inspection -- Chapter 10. Your Financing Guide -- Chapter 11. Selecting the Right Mortgage -- Chapter 12. Tackling the Long-Awaited Move -- Chapter 13. Capitalzing on Those Tax Benefits -- Chapter 14. Tracking Your Annual Profits and Expenses -- Chapter 15. Dealing with Buyer's Remorse -- Index
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54 Works 727 Members
Robert Irwin is a leading real estate professional and author, as well as a consultant to lenders, investors, and brokers
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- Canonical title
- Buy Your First Home!
- Alternate titles
- Buy Your First Home! Finding the Right House, Surviving the Mortgage Process, Avoiding the Pitfalls
- Original publication date
- 1995
- First words
- Buying a home for the first time – or for the first time in a long while – can be an exciting adventure, as well as a scary one.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Think instead of all the good times you'll have in the days to come in your wonderful new home.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Home & Garden, General Nonfiction, Business
- DDC/MDS
- 643.12 — Technology Home economics & family management Housing and household equipment Housing Buying and Selling
- LCC
- HD1379 .I642 — Social sciences Industries. Land use. Labor Industries. Land use. Labor Land use Real estate business
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- Members
- 47
- Popularity
- 633,338
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.33)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
