Mortgages for Dummies 2nd Ed. CD (For Dummies (Lifestyles Audio)) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Eric Tyson (Author), Ray Brown (Author), Brett Barry (Reader)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies (Lifestyles Audio) | Publication Date: December 26, 2006

With updated information on new types of loans

From adjustable-rate mortgages to balloon loans, this friendly, easy-to-understand guide helps you find your way through the home-financing jungle. Bestselling real estate authors Eric Tyson and Ray Brown cover everything you need to know about the mortgage game and show you step-by-step how to get the best possible deal.

Read by Brett Barry

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About the Author

Eric Tyson, MBA, is a financial counselor, syndicated columnist, and the author of bestselling For Dummies books on personal finance, taxes, home buying, and mutual funds including Real Estate Investing For Dummies.

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A helpful companion to the related Dummies titles on home buying and personal finance, this guide explains every aspect of applying, qualifying, and paying for a home mortgage. Its a cautionary tale that teaches how to do the preparation, avoid the pitfalls, and manage the practicalities necessary to get approved for a mortgage thats within your means to handle. In addition to explaining title insurance, liens, foreclosure, rate adjustments, prepayment penalties, appraisals, and property taxes, the authors offers advice on overcoming poor credit and managing spending so money can be saved for a down payment. Even when word combinations are clumsy, Brett Barry makes everything sound smooth and understandable. He handles the authors attempts at humor with grace and sounds perfectly in tune with the programs intentions. T.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HarperAudio; Abridged 2nd edition (December 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061175935
• ISBN-13: 978-0061175930
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Mostly fluff; essential info lacking, December 11, 2009

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This review is from: Mortgages for Dummies 2nd Ed. CD (For Dummies (Lifestyles Audio)) (Audio CD)

This audiobook was a complete waste of money for me. It is filled with lots of fluff, such as informing listeners that they can shop online for mortgages at all times of the day. Really? All times of the day? Can I shop for other stuff online at all times of the day? At the same time, the thing that confuses me most about mortgages is the idea of points. What are points? Why do people buy points? How does someone decide how many points to buy? I have no clue because the audiobook doesn't bring up the topic. That's probably what I most wanted to know, but the audiobook completely avoids the topic. I wish this audiobook had spent a little less time telling me how to shop on the internet so that some time could have been spent explaining what the heck points are.

I can honestly say that I learned nothing from listening to this audiobook. The Home Buying For Dummies CD is equally useless.