Author: Peter Richmond Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101159804 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 454
Book Description
In real estate, it's a buyer's market—and here is the buyer's bible . . . Buying a home is the single most important financial move in most people's lives. This book covers a variety of topics including inspecting, evaluating, negotiating, financing, contracts, and legal issues. It also breaks down the roles of the key players and what these professionals, agents, brokers, and inspectors are responsible for—and when to go it alone. The thorough advice, covering everything from buying houses at auctions to what neighborhood to live in, will provide reassurance for every soon–to–be homeowner. • A necessary tool for those who plan to buy homes and even current homeowners in order to keep up with an ever changing market • Will be published in time for spring, when most people start looking into buying new homes • Covers a broad range of buying options and homeowner's needs
Author: Charlie Wing Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119473527 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 234
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The updated and highly illustrated guide to understanding how just about everything in your house works! The revised and updated third edition of How Your House Works is a hands-on guide that gives you the low-down on why your faucet is leaking, your dishwasher is overflowing, or your furnace is on the fritz. This comprehensive book is your reference to virtually everything in your house with richly illustrated explanations of electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows. This must-have book answers most questions homeowners face when repairs are needed or when a new house or addition is in your future. How Your House Works is filled with easy-to-understand illustrations that show how things should be put together and how they function. The book also highlights issues outside the house as well as clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heating. Using the illustrations and the author’s clear explanations might save you the expense of calling a professional. This invaluable guide: Offers a colorful resource to home electrical systems, HVAC, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors and windows, sustainability, and much more Includes easy-to-follow information for troubleshooting problems Contains dozens of new full-color illustrations Presents new chapters on solar power and smart home technologies Helps homeowners save money on many common household repairs Written for homeowners with little or no knowledge of home maintenance or repair, How Your House Works is your illustrated and updated guide to understanding how appliances, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and more work!
Author: American Bar Association Publisher: Crown ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 216
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A neighbor's tree is dropping rotten fruit onto your driveway. You're debating refinancing your mortgage. You discover asbestos wrapped around your home's pipes. Someone slips on the ice outside your door. You pay someone to fix your roof, and it still leaks. What are your legal rights and options? The friendly and clear answers to these and many other questions are right here in The American Bar Association Guide to Home Ownership. The ABA's team of legal experts alerts you to all of the relevant issues, including: Home Improvements -- Property Rights And Restrictions Homeowner's And Title Insurance Shared Ownership And Ownership Disputes Protecting Your Property -- Home Security Environmental Hazards Understanding And Refinancing Your Mortgage Lowering Your Taxes -- Disputes With A Neighbor Condos, Co-Ops, And Planned Communities Since the book has been written by America's top lawyers, you never have to worry that the recommendations won't hold up, and at the same time the writing is so clear and friendly that you never have to worry about getting lost in legalese. From basement to attic, from stray dogs to stray neighbors, from your backyard to your bank, the experts at the ABA cover it all. Guaranteed to save lots of time and money, The ABA Guide to Home Ownership is as essential to any home as running water.
Author: David Crook Publisher: Crown Business ISBN: 0307450236 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
Your Map for a Brave New Real-Estate World The days of real-estate mania—when you really couldn’t go wrong with buying a home, then selling it in a few years for a lot more than you paid for it—are over. Inflated prices and the “subprime” mortgage crisis have finally burst the bubble. Now, more than ever, it’s important for current and prospective home buyers to understand just what they’re getting into when they take that plunge—and to think smarter when it comes to making the most of their biggest asset. The Wall Street Journal. Complete Home Owner’s Guidebook shows readers how to become savvy home buyers—and eventually owners—not only in this new, uncertain era but in any market: • Understand the benefits and pitfalls of owning versus renting • Make sense of the housing market—ask the important questions, factor in the unforeseen costs, and explode the big myths of home ownership • Take advantage of current opportunities if you’re a first-time home buyer • Overcome the challenges if you’re looking to trade up or cash out on your home for retirement • Make the best profit on your home in any market • Understand why your home—your number one asset—really isn’t such a great investment From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author: Jodie Carter Publisher: Cool Springs Press ISBN: 1616733608 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 499
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New help for new homeowners Homeowners who are ready to remodel, just moving in, or ready to tackle their first DIY repair will find Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide for New Homeowners indispensable. Filled with easy-to-follow projects for all of the most common repairs and installations homeowners confront, this is the essential guide for readers with little to no do-it-yourself experience. This book is carefully tailored for the needs of homeowners new to the art of home repair and maintenance. Each section includes an overview of the topic; including information on common tools and materials, overall house systems, and how to evaluate different situations. Then specific projects start with a list of common terms and a photographed list of the tools and materials needed for the project at hand. Detailed, step-by-step photo instructions follow.
Author: Todd Thornton Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9781402735448 Category : Home ownership Languages : en Pages : 180
Book Description
This must-have interactive resource guides readers through the complicated process of buying a home and helps them stay organized as they make one of the biggest financial commitments of their lives. Designed to cut out the chaos, this user-friendly book helps consumers ask the right questions, make well-thought-out decisions, and avoid costly mistakes while enabling them to keep important information at their fingertips. Through checklists, worksheets, and succinct bulleted text for quick reference, this unique organizer covers everything from finances and house hunting to closing the deal and making the move. What’s more, it’s packed with special features, including numerous tabbed dividers with pockets for storing related papers by subject and a PVC business- card holder for keeping contact information at the ready.
Author: Quentin J Hardy Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 156
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This book details and describes the home buying journey. It points out some key differences in the process for African-Americans. It also explains some of the critical reasons African-American need to own homes as compared to other groups in the United States. Find out what is different for African-Americans when it comes to home ownershipUnderstand why it is more important now more important than ever for African-Americans to own a homeLearn what to do to ensure you keep your homeBecome aware of things that can derail your home buying journeyGet the stuff you will not readily find on the internet
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