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Nolo's essential guide to buying your first home / Ilona Bray, J.D., Attorney Ann O'Connell.

Summary:

"This book provides everything a first-time home buyer needs to research the local market and listings: choose a house, condo, co-op, or townhouse; create a realistic budget; qualify for an affordable loan; borrow a down payment from friends or family; get protection with inspections and insurance; and negotiate and close the deal successfully. This book includes insights from 15 real estate professionals--brokers, attorneys, mortgage specialists, a home inspector, and more. Also included are the real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers" -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781413330052
  • ISBN: 1413330053
  • Physical Description: 430 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Eighth edition.
  • Publisher: El Segundo : Nolo, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Revised edition of the authors' Nolo's essential guide to buying your first home, [2019].
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What's so great about buying a house? -- What do you want? Figuring out your homebuying needs -- Does this mean I have to balance my checkbook? Figuring out what you can afford -- Stepping out: What's on the market and at what price -- Select your players: The real estate team -- Bring home the bacon: Getting a mortgage -- Mom and dad? The seller? Uncle Sam? Loan alternatives -- I love it! It's perfect! Looking for the right house -- Plan B: Fixer-uppers, FSBOs, foreclosures, and more -- Show them the money: From offer to purchase agreement -- Toward the finish line: Tasks before closing -- Send in the big guns: Professional property inspectors --Who's got your back? Homeowners' insurance and home warranties -- Seal the deal: Finalizing your homebuying dreams.
Subject: House buying.
Mortgage loans.
Real estate agents.
Real estate listings.
Genre: Law for laypersons.

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 643.12 BRAY 2023 (Text) 0001012501954 Nonfiction Available -

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