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| Buying a House on a Shoestring: Find and Purchase the Home of Your Dreams Without Breaking the Bank | 
 enlarge | Author: Piper Nichole
Publisher: Career Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1084511
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1564149390
Dewey Decimal Number: 643.120973
EAN: 9781564149398
ASIN: 1564149390
Publication Date: July 30, 2007
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Product Description
You know that you want a good deal on your new house, but don't know where to begin? Start with Buying a House on a Shoestring.
This all-in-one guide brings together the specialists--realtors, investors, real estate attorneys, credit and mortgage professionals--to carry you through the home-buying process one step at a time. Everything is covered, from understanding your credit to understanding closing costs. And the best part is that you'll see how to save money too.
Find out where you can look for your dream home, how much you can afford, and how you can pay for it. Other topics in the book include:
* Improving your credit.
* Researching a neighborhood before you buy.
* Scoring the best mortgage.
* Negotiating the best contract.
Buying a House on a Shoestring gives you straight-talking, no-nonsense advice from the professionals. You'll get insider tips on: house values, online vs. traditional lenders, tax perks, legal rights, and a hassle-free closing.
It also includes sample contracts, home inspections, first-time homeowner programs, down-payment assistance programs, home-buying Websites, great Q&As, as well as a mortgage and real estate glossary.
* And as a bonus to readers of Buying a House on a Shoestring, Quicken Loans will be offering a special hotline and a Website for home buyers who are seeking an asset-verified mortgage approval.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Whoa! Who edited this thing? August 29, 2008
This was a big disappointment. It's poorly written, with cheesy fonts and terrible grammar. I couldn't read it. Piper, please fire your editor and find a new publishing company.
 An equally methodical, easy-to-follow home-selling guide January 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Buying a House on a Shoestring: Find and Purchase the Home of Your Dreams Without Breaking the Bank lives up to its title and then some. Award-winning journalism writer with real estate training Piper Nichole walks the reader through the home-buying process step by step, from how to assess one's finances to improving and understanding one's credit to smart house-hunting, making the offer, selecting the best mortgage, being mindful of one's legal rights, and much more. An equally methodical, easy-to-follow home-selling guide round out this solid primer that takes the mystery out of the work needed to secure one's dream dwelling.
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