Tips and Traps When Selling a Home

By Robert Irwin

Book Overview

Robert Irwin is America's #1 real estate expert. But don't take our word for it--the sales figures speak for themselves. To date, his real estate titles have sold more than one and a half million copies. Of all of his books, those in the bestselling "Tips and Traps" series continue to be the most popular(more than 500,000 sold), and two of those--Tips and Traps When Buying a Home and Tips and Traps When Selling a Home--have gone on to become the #1 guides in their respective subjects. In the seven years since those two classics were last revised the real estate market has undergone many dramatic changes. Irwin has updated these bestsellers to reflect these changes so readers can be successful in their real estate endeavors. This latest edition of Bob Irwin's classic Tips and Traps When Selling a Home brings new and experienced home owners up-to-speed on all the recent changes, regulations, and trends in real estate. It provides important information on market conditions, new tax advantages, toxic materials in the home, alternatives to the traditional broker, as well as proven strategies for: Handling multiple offers Negotiating from a position of power Dealing with the new "fee-for-service" and discount brokers Holding a home for investment, instead of selling And much more

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 007032137X
• ISBN13: 9780070321373
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Basic book

This is a good basic book on selling your house. It seems to cover all the essential points to consider.

Good advice, but outdated on taxes

This book provides well-written and well-presented advice on home selling. You can read chapters in detail, or just skim for the "tips" and "traps" notes. Irwin is agnostic about FSBO vs. real estate agents --- he provides advice for both situations, and guidance on how to decide which way to go.Be wary, however, of following the tax advice in this book. It was written in 1990, and tax laws have changed considerably since then. Find another source for real estate tax advice.