How to buy a house in California
By: Ira Serkes, George Devine & Ilona Bray
Contributors: Devine, George, 1941- author; Bray, Ilona M., 1962- author
Edition: 16th edition.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9781413323337
Subjects: Mortgages; Finance; House buying; Housing; Real property; Real estate business
Description: 413 pages : 23 cm
Notes: "January 2017"--Title-page verso.

Revised edition of: How to buy a house in California / by Ralph Warner, Ira Serkes & George Devine ; edited by Ilona Bray. 2015.
Table of contents: title: Describe your dream home; title: How much house can you afford?; title: Narrowing the affordability gap : how to afford buying a house; title: Raising money for your down payment; title: Working with real estate professionals; title: How to find a house; title: New houses, developments, and condominiums; title: Financing your house : an overview; title: Fixed rate mortgages; title: Adjustable rate mortgages; title: Government-assisted loans; title: Private mortgages; title: Obtaining a mortgage; title: Buying a house when you already own one; title: What will you offer?; title: Putting your offer in writing; title: Presenting your offer and negotiating; title: After the contract is signed : escrow, contingencies, and insurance; title: Check out a house's condition; title: Legal ownership : how to take title; title: If something goes wrong during escrow.