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10 Steps to Home Ownership: A Workbook for First-Time Buyers

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I recently read Ilyce Glink's "10 Steps to Home-Ownership" and came away impressed. She has great worksheets, and an objective, no-nonsense approach to the home ownership process. I recently closed on a home in the Southern California area and used "10 Steps" to prepare me for the process. I found myself referring to Eric Tyson's "Home Buying for Dummies" more than this book once I activeley looked for a home. However, I felt "10 Steps" was a good starter for the process and the worksheets made me comfortable with what I wanted and how much I can afford. One small complaint: she includes 70 pages of interest rate amortization tables which could be easily translated on one page.

This is a great book for when you just begin to considere the purchase of a home. The book contained a lot of information and clearified may issues of the real estate industry. I found it was very informative but sometimes too simple. Overall it is great way to get your start in the home buying experience. I would recomend this to every first time buyer.

I am a 25 year old looking into buying a condo in Chicago. I just finished the book and it taught me so much about what to expect going into this major purchase. The author explains what you can reasonably assume a bank will loan you, different financing techniques and important emotional and financial issues you will have to resolve before choosing a home. Its easy to read and engaging. I usually have a short attention span for manuals, but I read this cover to cover in a week. I never lost interest. If you're a renter and at the point where you're starting to think you want to buy, read this book for some great tips and advice so you don't fall into any "gotchas" ahead.

The book helped my wife and I put a plan together in our quest for home ownership. We were really stuck on how to get started. The book gave us useful worksheets and many helpful tips. The author is especially nice and took the time to answer my questions via email.

I bought this book about a year before I started looking for my first house (when I knew ABSOLUTELY nothing beyond the fact I wanted to buy) and I found this book to be an indespensible aid. The real beauty of it, for me at least, is Ms. Glink's ability to get you thinking about all the myriad issues involved in buying a home (including the biggie - do you even want to do it) in a constructive way with language that is easy to understand. I love that she includes the emotional issues (that are so often overlooked) alongside the financial, legal and practical issues. The breakdowns of real-estate language and the worksheets are nice touches, too. I have recommended this book to everyone I know who utters that magic phrase, "I'd love to buy a house someday...".

This book is an invaluable resource for someone looking to buy their first home: Glink takes the reader through the home buying process step by step, and the amortization tables in the appendix definitely come in handy. However, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for someone looking to buy a co-op or a condo. When I was looking to buy a co-op apartment in the city, I found the CO-OP BIBLE to be much more helpful--it was the book I turned to when I needed help with every aspect of that process.

We're about a year away from buying a home, and this workbook has been our guide to get us focused and to actively take steps to make sure we're in the best position possible--financially, emotionally, and intellectually--before we even start looking at homes. We followed Glink's suggestions on getting our credit reports in order and are now looking up information on exclusive home buyers agents. We'd be lost without the worksheets and the sound advice she gives.

This book offers practical, no-nonsense advice and guidance to people planning to buy a house. Ms. Glink is very knowledgeable on the subject matter. Her ten steps are easy for anyone to follow.

I met her at home buying seminar at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Her radio show was being taped during the seminar. She was extremely conversant on the topic of home buying, offered great advice (no matter how simple or complex the question) and was inspiring.

Compared to other similar books, this is a must buy.

Very interesting. If you are a first time buyer you might want to look over this book.

This book is in great shape and has a lot of useful information.