How To Buy A House In California
The most complete guide to buying a home in the Golden State.
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A thorough, practical guide to every aspect of buying a house, How to Buy a House in California will help you make informed decisions that can save you thousands of dollars. With this bestseller in hand, you'll learn how to:
- Choose a house and neighborhood
- Find the right agent
- Get the most up-to-date information on mortgage options and rates
take advantage of creative financing strategies – from seller financing to government loans
- Figure out how much down payment you can afford
make an offer and negotiate with confidence for the best price
buy a new house in a development
- Inspect a house for physical problems and environmental hazards
juggle buying and selling houses simultaneously successfully go through escrow
- The 10th edition, completely updated, explains how to use the latest mortgage financing options – such as no-interest loans – without getting burned. It also covers how to research a home's insurance history, deal with problems with newly built homes, and to what extent a buyer can trust inspection reports provided by a seller.
Home buyers beyond California: Even though this book provides state-specific forms and information for Californians, most of the material in it can help home buyers in the other 49 states as well. Don't buy a house without it!
PRESS REVIEWS
| One of the most detailed real estate books you will ever read...filled with practical advice...The emphasis is on strategies for getting the best price as well as not making costly mistakes.
Los Angeles Times
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| A valuable resource for California homebuyers and real estate professionals throughout its many editions.
Laurie Brian
San Francisco Chronicle
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| Invest in this book...it is virtually impossible to think of anything they left out because they have anticipated every question home buyers might have.
Robert Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist
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| A compendium of home-buying information, from choosing your castle to escaping escrow unscathed.
San Jose Mercury News
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| Berkeley-based Nolo, the highly respected do-it-yourself legal publishing company, has an excellent book entitled How To Buy A House In California... [which] has many sections for folks looking to buy a home on a budget...
Consumer Editor Tom Vacar
KTVU/Bay Area Insider
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| Brimming with information on buying a house in California.
Oakland Tribune
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| This book can’t be too highly recommended for home buyers and home owners. The best real estate agents will also want to study it, so that they can be of greater service to their clients.
San Francisco Examiner
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