How to buy your first home
By: by Diana Brodman Summers.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sphinx Pub.; Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
Subjects: House buying -- United States; Residential real estate -- Purchasing -- United States; Mortgage loans -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Buying versus renting; title: Qualifying yourself for a mortgage; title: Calculating what you can afford; title: Qualifying the neighborhood; title: Searching for your home; title: Deciding which house features are important; title: Working with real estate agents and brokers; title: Handling the emotional side of a home purchase; title: Finances; title: Explanation of mortgage basics; title: Government agencies and the secondary mortgage market; title: Additional sources of money; title: VA guaranteed home loans; title: The buying process; title: The legal side of real estate; title: The offer; title: Appraisers, inspectors, and homeowners insurance; title: The closing; title: The future; title: Enjoying your home; title: Foreclosure and how to avoid it.