Customer Reviews

Home Rich: Increasing the Value of the Biggest Investment of Your Life

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I bought this book after buying a home. This is my first time buying a house on my own and this book is full of ideas on what to do to increase the value on my home. As I begin to tackle projects, it will guide me in making the right decisions as to the ones that will add value and those that are not so helpful or will even hurt the value. I can then choose the projects that are most beneficial. Some ideas are so simple you wouldn't even think about it. For example; just choosing the right color to paint your house can make it sell better.

For those still looking for a home it is full of information about selecting the right home for you and your family as well as choosing the right financing. This book is well worth reading for anyone who owns a home or is considering buying one.

"Home rich" provides good overview guidance for buying, maintaining, and selling a home. Often the material is detailed enough to stand on its own - eg. selecting a realtor, things to watch out for in mortgage fraud. However, the topics involved often merit additional perspectives beyond those offered. For example, while the material on remodeling is helpful (eg. focus on kitchens and bathrooms), its suggestions are very limited due to space considerations, and one would do well to also consult books that focus exclusively on those topics. And the coverage on selecting a home inspector, while a very important topic, was not very helpful. (We got a bad one, and I doubt that Willis' selection suggestions would have helped.)

Bottom Line: "Home Rich" is a good start, but don't rely ONLY on it.

I heard about this author and this book while watching a program on television. It was reccomended that anyone that was a first time home buyer, or someone interested in buying and improving the value of their home should buy this book. I will be a first time home buyer hopefully this year and I am reading and studying this book to help me with my most important purchase I will be making.I have found this book to be very informative and will continue to read and study it all the way through.

bought this book with the intention to look into the topic....we are a young and we have a starter home and needed some sense into how to and how much to spend on improvements. you will get it here...

Well written, easy to understand. Bought a copy for my daughter graduating from college and my youngest sister.