Description: This updated book for first-time and inexperienced home buyers helps you through the largest and most complex purchase you're likely to make, offering a map to navigating the occasionally choppy waters of home buying. Get insight on evaluating your financial readiness to buy a house, securing a mortgage, building a team of advisors, negotiating a deal, and getting your new home ready after you buy. Understand interest rates and determine your budget for buying a new home; learn how to get approved for a mortgage and recognize fair house prices; get a real estate agent and find the home that fits your needs; and survive the inspection and appraisal stage, then seal the deal.
