All About Mortgages: Insider Tips for Financing and Refinancing Your Home (Paperback)

by Julie Good-Garton (Author), Julie Garton-Good (Author) "The mortgage market of a decade ago in no way resembles today's world..." (more)
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Product Description
With mortgage rates at historic lows, it's never been a better time to invest close to home. But scrutiny of the fine details is absolutely vital to getting the best deal on a new or refinanced mortgage. Renowned real estate expert Julie Garton-Good provides an easy-to-follow road map through the harrowing twists and turns of the home mortgage loan process. Her bestselling book is filled with practical know-how and solutions to all your home loan questions.

This new edition includes a resource guide listing Internet sites, as well as names and contact information for consumer lending organizations and other valuable consumer resources.

About the Author
Julie Garton-Good, "America's Home Affordability Expert," is a syndicated columnist, author of several books, and an international speaker.

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Dearborn Financial Publishing; 2nd edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793132312
• ISBN-13: 978-0793132317
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,043,818 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for home buyer, fair for fledgling mtg loan officer, April 10, 2003

By A Customer

I suppose this reference work is very informative to the home buyer ... if perhaps a bit too much to digest for the average casual reader. For an intern loan officer in an agressively propserous mortgage brokerage, the book provided some key information, but not the depth I had hoped for. Is it worth getting if your a mortgage professional? Yes, most definately. So much of the do's and don'ts of this industry are shrouded in statements like "well, we always did it that way" rather than simple straight forward explanations. This book was a breath of fresh air when I was floundering in my first year as a loan officer. Now, as a Senior Loan Officer at my company I still find myself referring to it from time to time for some of those elusive little details that always seem to arise in the loan process. Go ahead and get a copy. Either you'll learn something new or your boss will think you're applying yourself at home as well as on the job!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference Book!, July 4, 2000

By	Patricia Boyd, author How To Buy & Sell Y... (Flower Mound, TX) - See all my reviews

This book is a great book for consumers as well as real estate professionals. You will definitely want to keep it close by to reference information about FHA, VA and conventional loans. It is easy to forget some of the details about differnt loans but Ms. Garton-Good has made it easy to look up information such as who can pay closing costs on VA loans and does the veteran have to pay the funding fee. Having a list of closing costs FHA borrowers are allowed to pay or not pay is also very helpful. This book answers a lot of questions you probably wanted to know but may have been afraid to ask!

I would recommend anyone thinking about buying or selling real estate and all real estate professionals make this book a part of their reference library right away.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mortgage book, December 12, 2003

By	Phu Tran (Garden Grove, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a programmer analyst for a mortgage company. However, the one year experience I had working for a mortgage company with all the ongoing trainings and mortgage software application designs are nothing compared to this book. This is a great book with all info you need to know about mortgages. Would recommend to anyone.

All I can say is this is a great book, that is equivalent to 3 years of mortgage experience.