Especially useful for first-time buyers, "The Smart Home Buyer's Handbook" provides a wealth of inside information for anyone contemplating one of the biggest investments of their lives. Containing a series of buyer's checklists as well as information on inspectors, closing costs, and much more. Photos & illustrations .
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Thinking of putting yourself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt? Buying a house is likely the most significant, exciting, scary purchase you'll ever make. Doing some careful research and knowing all the angles beforehand is well advised--and you can start with The Smart Home Buyer's Handbook. The first chapter, "What Can You Afford?", is quite well done, providing easily applicable formulas for calculating your monthly fees, depending on the amount financed and the interest rates of the loan. It also explains the kind of housing-expense ratio (monthly fees divided by monthly gross income) lenders look for, so you can reach educated decisions about just how much house you're actually in the market to buy. Once that most major of decisions is carefully reached, Keating moves on to assist in choosing a house, taking into account neighborhoods, home designs, issues of construction, and how to go about evaluating a used home. Leading you through all the steps of negotiating and closing the deal, Keating concludes with some practical advice on moving into your new purchase and getting the most financial interest, leverage, and payback from your new financial investment. David Keating's home handbook carefully explores all the issues, from types of mortgages and how interest rates work to foundations, brokers, and tax deductions. He does this all in clear, easy-to-understand language that demystifies the terminology and laws that would otherwise bring on a headache and make you think that renting for the rest of your life isn't really so bad. --Stephanie Gold
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best books I read,
By Lake (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Open Road's The Smart Home Buyer's Handbook (Paperback)
I am trying to shop for my first home and have tried to read books on housing for many years but this book was the only one I could finish. This book is concise and full of useful info. Compared to other books which are usually much bigger than this one, this book tries to tell you what you don't know instead of common sense that you have known. Other books repeating the obvious facts are really a waste of time. This book trims fat (not all fat but a lot) and gives you essential info. It's a small book with 223 pages but it's helpful.I say it's one of the best books I read because the writer is efficient. I can imagine other people can expand the same content to 400+ pages easily. It's not easy to find a good read because most time I find myself looking for info I need among pages. Most authors use one or even more page(s) to explain something that can be expressed by one sentence. They drag on and on. By reading this book, I understand a book can be written in this efficient style. Thank Mr. Keating. I was searching for his other books but didn't find anything. Hope Mr. Keating would continue to write. If you are short of time on home buying topic, give this book a try.
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