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Tips and Traps for New Home Owners

The latest in the hugely popular Tips and Traps series, Tips and Traps for New Home Owners contains all the information you need to move in, financially operate, and successfully maintain your first home.

From financial record keeping and obtaining insurance to surviving the move-in and ensuring home value, real estate expert Robert Irwin provides practical, real-world advice that:

* Shows ways to maximize investment expenditures, including minimizing taxes, timing refinancing, and more
* Outlines ways to avoid home ownership pratfalls, from a thorough premove checklist to an annual maintenance schedule
* Offers expert guidance in home improvement and modernizing for every part of the house
* Explains how to evaluate a home's current value and future price
 
Buy Your Home Smarter with Feng Shui

Lenny Jones, CRS “Mr. Real Estate” of San Luis Obispo County ~ Broker/Owner, Jones, Goodell & Fellows Real Estate "This book is loaded with great information to help me find the perfect property for my buyers!"
 
Home Buying For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Though fun and exciting, buying a home can also be complicated and confusing—and most people learn the hard way that a wrong move can cost dearly. In order to find the perfect home at the best price, you must have skill, foresight, and a little guidance from experienced professionals.

Home Buying for Dummies, Third Edition provides just that! Packed with invaluable advice in an objective, down-to-earth style that will have you sitting in your dream home in no time, this friendly guide contains everything you need to know to play the home buying game. It has the tools you need to:

  • Improve your credit score and select a mortgage
  • Choose a time and place to buy
  • Determine the price you want to pay
  • Assemble an all-star real estate team
  • Make use of the wonderful world of the Internet
  • Negotiate your best deal
  • Inspect and protect your home
  • Handle and become responsible for the title
  • Cope with buyer’s remorse
 
The Don't Sweat Guide to Your New Home: Settling In and Getting the Most from Where You Live

here are millions of details to oversee when getting settled into a new house or apartment. This book reveals ways to prevent stress and move in with ease.
 
Your New House: The Alert Consumer's Guide to Buying and Building a Quality Home

This year 1.2 million consumers will buy a new home, and they need real help in navigating the new-home minefield. The latest edition of Your New House includes charts, tables, black-and-white illustrations throughout, as well as updated prices and new trends in home buying. Also added is information on the dot-com shakeout, including what it means for online mortgages and home listings; more Web addresses for all major product manufacturers; and the best websites for deals on products like carpet and lighting.
 
Mortgages 101: Quick Answers to Over 250 Critical Questions About Your Home Loan

Reed, an experienced loan officer and columnist for Realty Times, offers an easy-to-digest look at the world of mortgages. With definitions of the various types of loans, explanations of credit scores and a discussion of how the Internet has changed the real estate business, the book is a handy reference for anyone involved in real estate transactions-though best for beginners who want a map to navigate their way through the complexities of mortgages. The book explains such basic issues as the difference between renting and buying, which individuals at a bank actually approve loans and how to figure out debt ratio. More complex topics, like construction loans and getting online approvals, are also included. Reed writes in a straightforward, conversational tone and offers appropriate cautions, such as not to reveal confidential information online. While much of this information is available elsewhere, Reed serves up useful advice that is rarely discussed. For example, there is a "rescission" period for refinanced mortgages that gives people a three-day grace period to get out of the mortgage agreement with no penalties; he also discusses various types of appraisals. While there are books that cover this information in more depth, the q&a format makes this a worthwhile addition to the real estate shelves.
 
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