The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
by Gary W. Eldred

Everything the first-time buyer needs to know to avoid the 106 most common mistakes in purchasing a home or condo.

Written especially for first-timers, this eye-opening guide turns you into an educated consumer, ensuring that the home or condo you buy is both a comfortable place to live and an investment that appreciates in value. Compiled from the experience of hundreds of homebuyers, real estate agents, home builders, and mortgage lenders, it shows you the most common mistakes buyers make and illustrates them in practice so you don’t fall into the same traps. Now revised and expanded, this invaluable resource covers everything from negotiating with sellers and making the down payment to shopping for the best mortgage and handling the closing. Also included is two totally new chapters that offer advice on writing a purchase contract and using the Internet to find a home. Discover how to save time, money, and frustration.

100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask :
With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country
by Ilyce R. Glink

From the most trusted name in real estate: the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams. What's new in this edition?
Internet resources for home buyers: Where to shop for a loan on the web, how to apply online for a mortgage, and how to contact the agency that regulates real estate brokers and mortgage lenders in your state, tax laws and what they mean to you: Why the Taxpayer Relief Act is a windfall for homeowners, and how you can take full advantage of it
Buying new construction: How to compare developers and negotiate the best deal
The competitive mortgage market: How to find a reputable lender, how to find a true zero-down loan, and what service premiums tell you about your loan.

A Millionaire's Real Estate Secret: Adriana Dodge's No Cash No Credit Home Buying System
by Adriana Dodge

Regardless of who you are and what your financial situation is, a new home is now something you no longer have to wait for, thanks to the valuable and little-known real estate secrets revealed in this book. First-time home-buyers now have a brand new advantage, and if you want to cash in on the current real estate boom, here is your ticket to success! Author Adriana Dodge, a successful real estate investor herself, came to America as a poor immigrant from Columbia with only $700 in her pocket. She learned and perfected the methods she shares with you in this book.

WARNING: Everything you previously believed about buying a home of your own or acquiring income rental property will be turned upside-down and inside-out with this book. To insure that you will get the most from this book, there's four free CDs as a bonus to make buying the home you've always wanted easier than you ever imagined possible. Never before has the opportunity for home ownership and successful real estate investment been made available to so many people. This book has the answers you have been waiting for.

Home Buying for Dummies
by Eric Tyson, Ray Brown

This new edition of America's # 1 best-selling real estate book takes the pain out of choosing, negotiating for, and buying a home. Helping home buyers save time and money, personal finance guru Eric Tyson and real estate maven Ray Brown deliver the up-to-date information people need, showing them how to: Research neighborhoods and home values Select the best mortgage-including the latest developments Understand the pros and cons of buying different types of housing Assemble the right team for putting the deal together Negotiate the best price and terms .

The New Complete Book of Home Buying
by Michael Sumichrast, Ronald Shafer, Martin A. Sumichrast

How to uncover the best houses, and avoid the lemons, in today's tricky housing market Real estate is soaring, and prospective buyers want information that is both authoritative and easy to understand. The New Complete Book of Home Buying combines proven techniques with updated strategies, including how to use the Internet effectively, whether to buy a new or existing home, what to watch for in an older home, and more. A complete revision of the classic The Complete Book of Home Buying , this new edition arms you with the knowledge you need to get the most house for your money in today's ultra-competitive housing market. Hands-on, helpful features include: Checklists, mortgage tables, and other valuable tools Dozens of up-to-date investment and tax strategies Tips and techniques for first-time buyers.

How to Buy a Home When You Can't Afford It
by Robert Irwin

Good news for those who think they cannot scrape together a down payment and get approved for a mortgage This latest book from million-selling real estate author Bob Irwin brings a ray a hope to the millions who dream of owning their own homes but who either aren't sure they can afford one or lack the "official" financial qualifications for a mortgage. Pitched exclusively to the needs of this market, How to Buy a Home When You Can't Afford It is a treasure trove of innovative tactics, tips, strategies, and methods for finding financing and closing on a home. Irwin shows readers how to determine how much they're really worth, how to uncover hidden assets they never new they had, and how virtually anyone can improve his or her credit rating in just six months. He then cuts right to the chase with dozens of proven options, including: First-time home owner benefits Creative ways to cover closing costs Bargaining down sellers Obtaining "sweat equity" government homes.