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Second-home hunting has never been easier with everything you need to find and buy the right place at the best price! You don't have to be rich to buy a second home -- but you do need to be reasonable. Buying a Second Home delivers the goods, showing you how to make the purchase of your second home a success! This third edition is a comprehensive update that reflects the realities of buying a second home in today's market, including dealing with stricter mortgage criteria, identifying an affordable price range, choosing a great location, minimizing taxes and more. Explore topics you won't find in other home-buying books, including: -finding your dream house -how to negotiate a bargain -whether fixer-uppers are worth it -how to save for down payments -finding an affordable mortgage -renting out your second home -buying a second home as an investment This all-in-one guide includes handy checklists and custom worksheets that help you make sense of the entire process, from buying to ownership.Get the step-by-step information you need to be smart about your investment with Buying a Second Home.

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Craig Venezia is a real estate journalist and author of the nationally best-selling book Buying a Second Home: Income, Getaway or Retirement, now in its third edition. As a contributing real estate writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, he helped homebuyers understand and navigate the complexities of one of the most expensive housing markets in the U.S., the San Francisco Bay Area. Deemed the ""go-to"" resource for homebuyers, Craig has been quoted by hundreds of major media outlets nationwide including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Next Avenue - PBS, Money (magazine), HGTV Frontdoor, and Men's Health, to name a few. A native of New Jersey and long-time resident of San Francisco, Craig, along with his wife and three children, currently lives in a quaint, coastal town north of Boston. He and his wife also own a second home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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