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Your turn-key guide to crucial information about buying a new home before you take the plunge Home Buying Kit For Dummies, 7th Edition simplifies and explains the home-buying process to new home buyers everywhere. Authors Eric Tyson, MBA and Ray Brown inform and educate readers in the simple, straightforward and incisive style the For Dummies series is known for across the world. This book covers all the topics necessary to tackle the purchase of a home with confidence, including: Complete coverage of new US tax rules and strategies What's happening with home financing given the high home prices and fluctuating economies found in many markets How to compare renting and buying in light of new rules regarding mortgage interest and property tax write-offs Updated coverage of internet resources and how to best utilize them as a buyer The 7th Edition of Home Buying Kit For Dummies offers brand new content of particular interest to millennial homebuyers, as well as freshly updated online companion content.

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Author:   Eric Tyson ,  Ray Brown
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   For Dummies
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781119674795

ISBN 10:   1119674794
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   26 June 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9781394290802
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Buying a Home 5 Chapter 1: Deciding Whether to Buy 7 Chapter 2: Getting Your Financial House in Order 21 Chapter 3: What Can You Afford to Buy? 37 Chapter 4: Why Home Prices Rise and Fall 67 Part 2: Financing 101 81 Chapter 5: Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score 83 Chapter 6: Selecting a Mortgage 99 Chapter 7: Mortgage Quandaries, Conundrums, and Forms 129 Part 3: Property, Players, and Prices 155 Chapter 8: Where and What to Buy 157 Chapter 9: Assembling an All-Star Real Estate Team 197 Chapter 10: What’s It Worth? 227 Chapter 11: Tapping the Internet’s Best Resources 247 Part 4: Making the Deal 257 Chapter 12: Negotiating Your Best Deal 259 Chapter 13: Inspecting and Protecting Your Home 287 Chapter 14: It Ain’t Over till the Weight-Challenged Escrow Officer Sings 309 Part 5: The Part of Tens 325 Chapter 15: Ten Financial “To Do’s” After You Buy 327 Chapter 16: Ten Things to Know When Investing in Real Estate 335 Chapter 17: Ten Things to Consider When Selling Your House 343 Part 6: Appendixes 351 Appendix A: Sample Real Estate Purchase Contract 353 Appendix B: Sample Short-Sale Addendum plus Short-Sale Information and Advisory 365 Appendix C: Example of a Good Inspection Report 373 Appendix D: Glossary 393 Index 411 

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Eric Tyson is a personal finance writer, lecturer, and former management consultant to Fortune 500 financial service firms. Ray Brown is a real estate professional with over four decades of hands-on experience and a public speaker on residential real estate topics.

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