How To Make Your Realtor Get You The Best Deal [Paperback]

Ken Deshaies (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Gabriel Pubns; 1 edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891689770
• ISBN-13: 978-1891689772
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,938,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wrote two books for real estate consumers, "How to Make Your Realtor Get You the Best Deal" (4th Edition is the latest) and "Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home". Since state laws vary, we co-authored state and regional editions with Realtors across the country. Now have 100 co-authors. Also, contributing editor to a course for real estate agents, "Sustainable Housing and Building Green". Contributor to several other publications.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A map for the homebuyer, April 1, 2000

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Paul Winters (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How To Make Your Realtor Get You The Best Deal (Paperback)

Buying a house would be a lot easier for all of us if we did it frequently. But most of us only buy a home a few times in our lives and, face it, the process is dauntingly complex. As with any complex field, real estate has developed its own technical vocabulary. Fortunately, this book is written in plain English, and makes few assumptions about its readers.

That being the case, it is an invaluable resource to potential home buyers, *especially* if the buyer is looking in the author's home state of Colorado.

The reader learns about the advantages of "buyer agents" and is walked step-by step, in plain English, through the maze involved in finding and purchasing just the right home. Numerous anecdotal "horror stories" illustrate the potential pitfalls in the buying process.

I know *I* will be able to make better decisions on my next house purchase after having read this book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best advice on home buying, April 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How To Make Your Realtor Get You The Best Deal (Paperback)

No one should buy a home without reading this book first! It is a gem--packed with useful information in a very readable format. The author uses his knowledge of the real estate business and his own experiences as a professional to provide a valuable and thoughtful perspective on the whole process. I wish I'd read this book before my first foray into the world of home-buying, but even after several such ventures in my life, I still found I learned a lot by reading this book.