Buying & Selling a Home: Your All-In-One Guide for Success from America's Leading Personal Finance Authority (Buying & Selling a Home)

Considered a classic in its field, this comprehensive book guides buyers through the array of financing choices, including fixed-rate and adjustable mortgages, FHA or VA loans and creative financing arrangements, and shows sellers how to improve property, screen buyers and set the right price. Readers will also learn how to take advantage of home equity to relieve financial concerns from remodeling expenses to college tuition. EEn 1 Cover 2 Copyright Info 6 TOC 7 Introduction 10 Part I - For Buyers 14 Chapter 1 - To Buy or Not to Buy 15 Chapter 2 - Assessing Your Resources 23 Chapter 3 - Home Sweet Tax Shelter 40 Chapter 4 - Define Your Needs, Pick a Neighborhood 56 Chapter 5 - Many Kinds of Homes 72 Chapter 6 - House-Hunting Strategies 97 Chapter 7 - Making an Offer 121 Chapter 8 - Have the Home Inspected 141 Chapter 9 - Pick the Right Mortgage 157 Chapter 10 - Find a Lender, Get a Loan 180 Chapter 11 - Get a Good Title 204 Chapter 12 - Get Ready for Settlement 214 Chapter 13 - Buying a Vacation Home 238 Part II - For Sellers 254 Chapter 14 - Alternatives to Selling 255 Chapter 15 - Tax Angles of Selling a Home 278 Chapter 16 - Polishing the Merchandise 291 Chapter 17 - Sell Through an Agent or Go It Alone? 298 Chapter 18 - Picking a Broker, Listing Your Home 313 Chapter 19 - Setting the Right Price 325 Chapter 20 - Negotiating With Buyers 341 Chapter 21 - Preparing for Settlement 354 Index 358 Annotation Considered a classic in its field, this comprehensive book guides buyers through the array of financing choices, including fixed-rate and adjustable mortgages, FHA or VA loans and creative financing arrangements, and shows sellers how to improve property, screen buyers and set the right price. Readers will also learn how to take advantage of home equity to relieve financial concerns from remodeling expenses to college tuition The editors of "Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine" guide buyers through the array of financing choices involved in buying and selling a house Homeownership has long been regarded as one of the key elements of the American dream.