Buy your first home!
By: Robert Irwin
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Dearborn; Dearborn Trade, a Kaplan Professional Company
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780793136001
Subjects: House buying
Description: Finding the right house, surviving the mortgage process, and avoiding the pitfalls.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Deciding to Purchase -- 1 -- 2.; title: Dream Home or Doghouse? -- 7 -- 3.; title: Getting Preapproved -- 13 -- 4.; title: Budgeting for a Mortgage -- 23 -- 5.; title: Finding a Productive Agent -- 33 -- 6.; title: Selecting the Right Type of Home -- 45 -- 7.; title: Choosing the Best Location -- 55 -- 8.; title: Making the Offer to Buy -- 69 -- 9.; title: Understanding the Transaction Process -- 77 -- 10.; title: Learning from Disclosures and a Home Inspection -- 85 -- 11.; title: Your Guide to Financing -- 99 -- 12.; title: Selecting the Right Mortgage -- 119 -- 13.; title: Saving on a Fixer-Upper -- 137 -- 14.; title: Capitalizing on Those Tax Benefits -- 151 -- 15.; title: Tackling the Long-Awaited Move -- 161 -- 16.; title: Tracking Your Annual Profits and Expenses -- 171 -- 17.; title: Worrying About "What If ..."-- 177.