A Survival Guide for Buying a Home

by Sid Davis

"Buying a home is a complex process that involves a delicate balance of financial, emotional, and practical factors. This essential resource helps readers come out on top, revealing the best... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814414257
• ISBN13: 9780814414255
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Amacom Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A fine pick for any general lending library

Any seeking a home in today's real estate market will welcome the second updated edition of A Survival Guide for Buying a Home, offering time-saving techniques to understanding mortgage rules, loans, lease options, credit and more. Also included: finding the right agent, buying homeowner's insurance, and preparing a purchase for resale. A fine pick for any general lending library.

excellent guide for homebuyers

This guide is one of the better ones out there -- it is up-to-date and practical, with lots of examples and checklists to follow. It has especially helpful advice for finding mortgages, dealing with agents, and preparing an offer. The author provides several links to websites that are reputable and extremely useful when preparing to by a house. Read this, if you read anything.

Definitely worth reading before purchasing

As a real estate consultant, I bought this book to see if it could serve as a reference and handbook for clients, and it certainly will. The topics are relevant, current, and accurate and expand on important issues involved in purchasing a home - your credit, mortgage options, taxes, what to look for when visiting properties, services of a realtor, and resale. Several helpful checklists are also provided.

From J Eastman - Richmond, VA

When my wife and I decided a few months ago that we were going to buy our first home, I went to our library and took out two books on home buying. One of them was your "Survival Guide". I toted that book around for the past two months and finally turned it back in today after we closed on our house. My wife and I are the type who want to know as much as we can about everything that we are involved in, and your book really helped us to navigate the very involved and complex road to home-buying. We left the closing this morning feeling like we had done everything right, from shopping mortgages to negotiating after the home inspection. I believe that your book has helped us to save thousands of dollars! Thank you for writing such a fine resource!

Concise and Thorough

I'm in the process of buying my first home, and this book has been extremely helpful. The author covers all of the things you need to know and has lots of tips and things to consider. He walks you through the processes and tells you what to expect. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is just getting started and has questions about the process of buying a home.