Your First Home: The Smart Way to Get It and Keep It [Paperback]

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2008

Finally: A Personal Finance Book That Teaches Renters and Owners The Truth About What It Takes To Be A Successful Homeowner Record Foreclosures. Mortgage Meltdown. Credit Crunch. The headlines are filled with doom and gloom about the housing market. Despite the bad news, millions of people in the United States still want to achieve the American Dream of homeownership and millions more are trying desperately to hang on to homes they previously bought. Maybe you're one of them. Too bad nobody ever taught you how to become a smart homebuyer or even told you the whole truth about whether you were really ready to own a home at all. Until now. In Your First Home: The Smart Way to Get It and Keep It, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach, offers a no-hype personal finance guide that will help you prepare for, find and finance the home of your dreams and not lose it to foreclosure. For those worried about making the leap from renter to owner, Lynnette explains how to turn bad credit into perfect credit, in seven simple steps. She also offers scores of tips on how to manage money and save cash even if you've never been able to budget. Best of all, Lynnette walks you step-by-step through the house-hunting and mortgage application process, saving you time, money and unnecessary frustration. In Your First Home, renters will learn: The secrets to getting approved for a mortgage loan even if you have bad credit, no savings or down payment, a small salary or big debts Where to get up to $40,000 in free grants for a down payment and closing costs How to pick a great real estate agent, home appraiser, and attorney The special account guaranteed to triple your savings in one year Strategies to negotiate the best price for a home, avoid predatory lenders and obtain a good mortgage After reading Your First Home, homeowners will learn: How to keep your home and avoid foreclosure if you face financial troubles after you buy a house Unexpected sources that will pay your mortgage if you can't Dos and don'ts of refinancing your mortgage What no one ever tells you about home equity loans The Seven Commandments of successful homeownership How to manage and grow the equity in your home Financial planning strategies and tax tips available only to homeowners Homeownership isn't a right. It's a major responsibility. Your First Home offers a realistic look at the entire life cycle of being a homeowner with all its joys and pains.

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About the Author

About the Author Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach, is a personal finance expert, television and radio personality, and the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. Lynnette has appeared on such national TV programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, The Tyra Banks Show and Good Morning America. She has also been featured in top newspapers including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and USA Today, as well as magazines ranging from Essence and Redbook to Black Enterprise and Smart Money. Lynnette is currently developing her own primetime TV series, called For Love or Money, which focuses on the financial issues facing couples. For more information about Lynnette, or to sign up for her free personal finance newsletter, visit her website at: TheMoneyCoach.net.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Advantage World Press; 1st edition (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932450858
• ISBN-13: 978-1932450859
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best home buying guide ever!!!!!!!!!, January 11, 2009

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CMATT (MOBILE, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your First Home: The Smart Way to Get It and Keep It (Paperback)

This is the best home buying guide I've ever read!!!! It has worksheets inside to help you figure everything from, how much you can afford to what kind of loan you should apply for. You will not be disappointed, I guarantee it. I have also subscribed to her website, this lady is good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So many questions answered, August 13, 2009

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K. Porter "K.P" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your First Home: The Smart Way to Get It and Keep It (Paperback)

I am a first home buyer virgin , without a clue . This book gave me insight on were to start and how to put things in perspective
Great Book !!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book., January 20, 2009

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Beantown Bubba (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Your First Home: The Smart Way to Get It and Keep It (Paperback)

I purchased this book to learn a little more about the real estate industry. The book can serve as a good reference book and give you some ideas of things you can do when purchasing your first home. The information in the book will give you a helping hand when tackling the home ownership process.