- Paperback: 186 pages
- Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; 2nd edition (April 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0793136008
- ISBN-13: 978-0793136001
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 268 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,811,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
With more than 25,000 copies in print, Robert Irwin's classic continues to answer the questions for an increasingly large share of the population ready to buy their first home. First time home buyers, many young and computer savvy, will find the guidance they need to successfully navigate the home buying process, combined with the best online resources available to make that process easier.
From the first homeownership glimmer through the closing--including a discussion of the nearly universal problem of "buyer's remorse" when the deal is done--Irwin coaches people into achieving the American dream of owning a home for the first time.
He addresses every issue required to experience the most trouble-free first time home buying experience possible, including:
* determining whether it's better to buy or rent
* identifying "must have" features and affordable price range
* scoping out the available properties using the internet
* investigating credit history using online resources
* finding the best mortgage and arranging pre-approval of financing
* dealing with the issues of disclosures and inspections
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A guide to help first-time home buyers navigate the homebuying process. From selecting a property to closing, Irwin answers your questions and coaches you every step of the way. Softcover. DLC: House buying.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Starting Place,
By A Customer
This review is from: Buy Your First Home! (Paperback)
I bought this book just to get aquainted with the real estate business. This book lacks the detail that I was looking for, but for the person who is not big on reading, I would recommend this book. Also, the author reverts back to 'big cities' such as New York, New York, and New York... as you can see, this can get a bit annoying. He also has a hard time finding the sex of the people he speaks of; one moment the buyer is a female and in the next paragraph the buyer becomes a male. (It gets confusing trying to figure out who he is referring to when he says "she"). Hope this helps!!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful but a bit basic,
By Elizabeth S. "elizh77" (High Point, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buy Your First Home! (Paperback)
We just recently bought our first house. I did use this book often to check out definition of terms, but it was just a bit to simplistic for me. Don't get me wrong- I had no experience in this area (I didn't even know what earnest money was), and I didn't even fully realize what the process was. Still, I found this book to just be a bit to basic. The basics are definitely necessary, but a bit more depth is definitely needed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for newbies to house buying!,
This review is from: Buy Your First Home! (Paperback)
This book was straightforward, informative, and reassuring as it walks you through the big house-buying process. We found not only was it informative at first read, but useful as a reference as well. Also, it is quite thin (179 pages) so it was easy to read through quickly and learn what you want/need!Highly recommend for newcomers to the house-buying market, especially if you find the whole process somewhat overwhelming. This will ease your mind and walk you through it all.
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