Insider tips and advice to help you get the right place at the right price! If you're ready to say goodbye to landlords and laundromats, Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home will help you find the right place to invest in -- and have fun doing it. Filled with interesting facts and real-life stories, this book provides everything you need to select the right house, the right mortgage, the right agent, the right inspections -- and much more. Get the inside scoop on: deciding between a house, condo, co-op or townhouse, exploring the market for the best value, lining up financing, getting inspections and insurance, negotiating with sellers or new home builders and successfully closing the deal. Read the real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers, as well as the insights from a team of 13 real estate professionals, including brokers, attorneys who specialize in real estate, a home inspector, a neighborhood researcher, a mortgage specialist and more. PLUS: You'll get the The Homebuyer's Toolkit, a CD-ROM that includes dozens of forms and MP3s which will help you find the right place, crunch the numbers, interview real estate professionals, borrow down payment money from your parents -- and more.

Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home (book with CD-Rom & Audio)

Business & Money

Ilona Bray

Alayna Schroeder

Marcia Stewart

Real Estate

Nolo

An on-the-go resource for those in their 20s and 30s who need to balance the competing financial demands of first-time home ownership. People bought nearly 6.4 million homes in the U.S. last year and many of them were young first-time buyers who are now find themselves wondering, ìWhatís next?î And with the sub-prime crisis quickly becoming a general slide in the housing market, theyíre truly in the dark. Picking up where a slew of home-buying books leave off, The Essential Guide for First-Time Homeowners is the all-in-one resource your readers need and is filled with crucial advice, helpful reminders and fun tips including: 
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<li> prioritizing purchases 
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<li> maintenance and repairs 
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<li> organizing records and possessions 
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<li> safety and security 
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<li> homeowners insurance 
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<li> neighbors and disputes 
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<li> tax breaks 
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<li> remodeling with contractors 
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<li> budget decorating and renovations 
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<li> preparing for an eventual home sale This five-disc audio collection pairs legal expertise with engaging tips, stories and excerpted USA TODAY articles. The Essential Guide for First-Time Homeowners audio book is concise, and concisely designed to potentially help save homeowners thousands of dollarsóand perhaps their homes. The package also includes the complete, unabridged text of the original book on CD-Rom.</li>

Essential Guide for First-Time Homeowners: Maximize Your Investment & Enjoy Your New Home

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