The top choice among home buyers in need of assistance
Home Buying Kit For Dummies is your one-stop guide to navigating the housing market and buying a home. This updated book helps you through the largest—and most complex—purchase you're likely to make, offering a map to navigating the occasionally choppy waters of home buying. Get insight on evaluating your financial readiness to buy a house, securing a mortgage, building a team of advisors, negotiating a deal, and getting your new home ready after you buy. A small investment in know-how will make a big difference, making every step of the home buying process smoother.
Understand interest rates and determine your budget for buying a new home Learn how to get approved for a mortgage and recognize fair house prices Get a real estate agent and find the home that fits your needs Survive the inspection and appraisal stage, then seal the deal
This book is a perfect choice for first-time and inexperienced home buyers who need advice on the steps in buying a home.
By:
Eric Tyson,
Ray Brown,
Robert S. Griswold
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 8th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9781394290802
ISBN 10: 1394290802
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 29 March 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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 23 Chapter 3: What Can You Afford to Buy? 39 Chapter 4: Why Home Prices Rise and Fall. 69 Part 2: Financing 101 83 Chapter 5: Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score 85 Chapter 6: Selecting a Mortgage 103 Chapter 7: Mortgage Quandaries, Conundrums, and Forms 133 Part 3: Property, Players, and Prices 161 Chapter 8: Where and What to Buy 163 Chapter 9: Assembling an All-Star Real Estate Team 207 Chapter 10: What’s It Worth? 239 Chapter 11: Tapping the Internet’s Best Resources 261 Part 4: Making the Deal 271 Chapter 12: Negotiating Your Best Deal 273 Chapter 13: Inspecting and Protecting Your Home 301 Chapter 14: It Ain’t Over till the Escrow Officer Says So 325 Part 5: The Part of Tens 341 Chapter 15: Ten Financial “To Dos” After You Buy 343 Chapter 16: Ten Things to Know When Investing in Real Estate 351 Chapter 17: Nearly Ten Things to Consider When Selling Your House 359 Part 6: Appendixes 367 Appendix A: Example of a Good Inspection Report 369 Appendix B: Glossary 387 Index 407
Eric Tyson, MBA, has shared his financial expertise in bestselling books like Personal Finance For Dummies and Real Estate Investing For Dummies. Ray Brown is a real estate professional with over four decades of experience. He co-authored the previous seven editions of this book Robert S. Griswold, MSBA, CRE, CRM, is a successful real estate investor and property manager. He’s author of Property Management Kit For Dummies and co-author of Landlord’s Legal Kit For Dummies.
