Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home (Nolo's Essential Guidel to Buying Your First House)

Theres no place like home! Ready to say goodbye to your landlord? With help from Nolos Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, youll not only find the right house for you, youll have fun doing it. Learn how to: research the local market and listings choose a house, condo, co-op, or townhouse create a realistic budget qualify for a loan you can truly afford borrow a down payment from friends or family protect yourself with inspections and insurance, and negotiate and close the deal successfully. Youll find insights from numerous real estate professionalsagents, attorneys, mortgage specialists, a home inspector, and more. Its like having a team of experts by your side! Plus, read real-life stories of over 20 first-time homebuyers.