Home Buying Kit For Dummies Author: Eric Tyson | Language: English | ISBN:
B0077FD8WI | Format: EPUB
Home Buying Kit For Dummies Description
America's #1 bestselling home buying guideWant to buy a house, but concerned about the real estate market? Have no fear—Home Buying Kit For Dummies arms you with Eric Tyson and Ray Brown's time-tested advice and updated strategies for buying a home in current market conditions. You'll discover how to find theright property, make smart financial decisions, and understand the latest lending requirements and tax implications.
You'll discover how to take advantage of low home prices, navigate tighter lending requirements, and take advantage of the newest resources available to home buyers and new owners. Plus, the bonus CD-ROM is chock-full of information, materials, and resources for first-time buyers and savvy investors alike.
- All the forms and paperwork needed for buying a home, including: loan applications, appropriate tax documents, counter offer forms, and more
- Worksheets and calculators for comparable market analysis, budget, mortgage, property taxes, and more
- Printable home buying checklists for hiring an agent, home inspections, and questions to ask during home visits
Home Buying Kit For Dummies is for the millions of home-buyers throughout the U.S. who need a fun and easy guide to navigating the complexities of purchasing and owning a home.
- File Size: 8615 KB
- Print Length: 432 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 5 edition (February 7, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0077FD8WI
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,583 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I've bought and sold 4 homes in my lifetime and looking at real estate and knowing the market is a hobby of mine. I have re-financed homes several times also, and I know how the home-buying & selling game is played. This book doesn't tell me much I don't already know, but I feel confident in the home buying field. For a new first-time buyer, I believe this book would be helpful.
Most of the just of this book is telling you what a really good real estate agent should explain to you during your search for a home, and what the realtor doesn't tell you, your mortgage broker might fill in the gaps. But as Home Buying Kit for Dummies mentions, the realtor and mortgage people do not make a dime until they close a sale or sell a mortgage. While some real estate agents have morals and will not convince you to buy the first thing you see, many do not seem to listen when you tell them what you want in a home. That's one reason why I started finding my own real estate to buy. I don't have time to drive around with a realtor who is showing me house after house that is exactly NOT what I want. So I find my own listings, on real estate listings. I drive by the home and only if I decide I like the place and do some research, do I call the listing agent. I've also sold real estate on my own, without a realtor, and it's not that hard, as long as you use a reputable title company.
So this book really isn't for someone with my experience. But for a newbie to the real estate buying game - I recommend soaking up all the knowledge you can, before you start looking for a home. Get prequalified for a mortgage so you have the ability to make an offer when you find the right price. Make a list of things you absolutely must have in your home, and things you'd like to have, but are negotiable.
As someone actively in the home market...plus endured many a trial and tribulation via a previously bought and sold home...I approached 'Home Buying Kit for Dummies' (HBKD) aiming for some nuggets of wisdom useful in the second go-round.
HBKD certainly meets expectations, a very accessible and well-laid out book that both purchase newbies plus veterans are likely to enjoy. Let the record state it equally useful for realtors as a snapshot on public sentiment toward their industry and the process inherent.
As with most 'dummies' books, skimming comes natural due to content attached to appropriate icons. It's an easy book to bounce around in, pick and choose spots to delve deeper.
To summarize, HBKD separates the home purchase process into logical steps, each backed by forms and documentation you'll need plus obvious trials and triumphs along the way. For those new to the process, having soft copy estimators and purchase docs on the accompanying CD are a fantastic addition, useful for both a gauge on the sophistication of home buying plus what to expect once the plunge is actively taken. The amount of people and paperwork involved truly is staggering.
Refreshingly, this version is very current, with 2012 questions of a tough credit + home value market front and center. The author does a solid job in engaging with current subject matter, explaining technical details native to this market that an astute buyer...or seller...should be asking/answering. For example and in particular, the rent versus purchase section stands out as very salient for today's marketplace.
Still, I can't give HBKD a 5-star blessing as it falls slightly short on connecting its narrative format to the sophisticated processes it presents.
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