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The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make (& How to Avoid Them)

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. The new Third Edition also includes 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 by avoiding:

Mistake No. 35: We looked at selling prices but still overpaid.
Mistake No. 39: My agent told me this was a good school district.
Mistake No. 41: We bought into an upscale development that’s moving downscale.
Mistake No. 65: We should have looked at the utility bills.
Mistake No. 82: We let our agent negotiate for us.
Mistake No. 105: We didn’t buy. We were afraid of making a mistake.

Written by one of the nation’s leading real estate experts and packed with hundreds of valuable tips and suggestions, The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make, Third Edition will give you the confidence–and the wisdom–to buy the right home at the right price.


Resource Specification
Category: Real Estate: Book
Title: Buy It, Fix It, Sell It: Profit!
URL: http://www.agent-pro.com/buy-0471126586/ref=ase_agentpro-20/104-3303633-3103910?v=glance&s=books
Released Date: January 18, 2002
Cost: $11.87
List Price: $16.95
Pages: 320 pages
Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN: 0471126586
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Author: Gary W. Eldred
Keywords: buying home, condo, fixing condo, home, selling home, home rehab, home buyers
Summary: Everything the first-time buyer needs to know to avoid the 106 most common mistakes in purchasing a home or condo…
Description: 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. The new Third Edition also includes 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 by avoiding:

Mistake No. 35: We looked at selling prices but still overpaid.
Mistake No. 39: My agent told me this was a good school district.
Mistake No. 41: We bought into an upscale development that’s moving downscale.
Mistake No. 65: We should have looked at the utility bills.
Mistake No. 82: We let our agent negotiate for us.
Mistake No. 105: We didn’t buy. We were afraid of making a mistake.

Written by one of the nation’s leading real estate experts and packed with hundreds of valuable tips and suggestions, The 106 Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make, Third Edition will give you the confidence–and the wisdom–to buy the right home at the right price.

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