Review of How to Buy a Home When You Can't Afford It (Paperback)

This book is a godsend to anyone who feels there is no way they will ever be able to afford a house. In the last few years many things have changed in the home mortgage market and this book walks you through how to buy a house with 0% down, how to avoid PMI insurance with a 80/20 Loan , not to mention where to look for bargains, how to low-ball etc.

This book is worth every penny. It is well-written, researched and up to date. If you would like to buy a home and are waiting to save up for a downpayment order this book today. You won't be sorry!

Product Description
Good news for those who think they cannot scrape together a down payment and get approved for a mortgage

This latest book from million-selling real estate author Bob Irwin brings a ray a hope to the millions who dream of owning their own homes but who either aren't sure they can afford one or lack the "official" financial qualifications for a mortgage. Pitched exclusively to the needs of this market, How to Buy a Home When You Can't Afford It is a treasure trove of innovative tactics, tips, strategies, and methods for finding financing and closing on a home. Irwin shows readers how to determine how much they're really worth, how to uncover hidden assets they never new they had, and how virtually anyone can improve his or her credit rating in just six months. He then cuts right to the chase with dozens of proven options, including:

• First-time home owner benefits
• Creative ways to cover closing costs
• Bargaining down sellers
• Obtaining "sweat equity" government homes

From the Back Cover
Think you can't afford to buy a home? Think again!

If you are thinking about buying your first home in today's real estate market, it's easy to feel discouraged. It may seem as if you needed to save up for your down payment since kindergarten and never pay a bill late in your life. Nothing could be further from the truth! Best-selling real estate author Robert Irwin can show you how to make your dream of home ownership a reality regardless of your financial situation. Loaded with information and advice about everything from low down payment and no down payment mortgages to finding the right agent, Robert Irwin leads you down the path to home ownership one step at a time.

• Cash poor? How about coming up with as little as 10, 5, or 0 percent down!
• High prices? Discover how persistence, patience, and a little hard work can really pay off!
• Worried about big monthly mortgage payments? Between adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) and huge tax breaks, a mortgage is a lot more affordable than you think.
• Credit concerns? Irwin gives you the inside scoop on credit scores and what you can do to improve yours.
• Where and what to buy? Learn how to identify the best neighborhood for your money and compare different housing options.
• Looking for new construction? Find out how you can save up to 30 percent if you build it yourself!

Irwin doesn't stop there, How to Buy a Home When You Can't Afford It is packed with advice about affordable government housing programs, tips on cutting closing costs, how to evaluate fixer-uppers, and so much more. So stop making excuses and start making your dream a reality today!



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Review of Sell Your Home in Any Market: 50 Surprisingly Simple Strategies for Getting Top Dollar Fast (Paperback)

A MUST READ FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO SELL THEIR HOME - WHETHER THRU A REAL ESTATE AGENT OR ON THEIR OWN. PACKED WITH INFORMATION / TIPS / WEBSITES TO VISIT. AN EASY READ - HIGHLY RECCOMMEND !!

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In this cooling market, homes are becoming harder to sell. But with the right strategies, sellers can greatly increase their odds of success. Sell Your Home in Any Market gives readers the tools, techniques, and strategies used by the best real estate marketing experts in the nation to ensure their home is positioned to sell. Readers will find out how to:

* review the local market * set the right price * promote their home like a pro * prepare for a showing * anticipate questions * sell the neighborhood * use incentives to encourage a quick sale * gently push a buyer * evaluate offers

The book reveals 10 ways to stage a home, 5 ways to maximize showings with MLS marketing, 25 items inspectors check, 200 ways to improve curb appeal, exactly how to emphasize a home's benefits to potential buyers, and much more.

Packed with priceless tips and techniques, this is a book no one selling a home should be without.



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Review of Profit from Your Vacation Home Dream: The Complete Guide to a Savvy Financial and Emotional Investment (Paperback)

Having read Christine's first book "How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner," I was pleased to find that she had written another.After reading the Amazon description, the author's bio and the acknowledgements in the front of the book, I was sure that it was a sequel to the first book. Amazon even has a co-marketing deal where you can buy both books.

I was greatly disappointed to find that most of the info in the book - down to the examples and quotes she uses - came straight out of the first book. Many of these were word-for-word. There's a few new ideas, but this really should have been marketed as a 2nd edition of "How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner" than as her second book.

In fairness to Christine, I have to say that the content of the book is still great.I just wish it wasn't a near replica of the first!

Product Description
Vacation properties are not just for the elite and wealthy!

If you were a rich man... Stop right there!Just because you're not rich doesn't mean you don't want a second home to get away from life, as you know it.Whether you dream of living on the beach with sand between your toes or getting away from civilization in a mountain cabin, you don't have to be a Rockefeller to enjoy your dream home.

In Profit From Your Vacation Home Dream: The Complete Guide to a Savvy Financial and Emotional Investment, vacation home buying expert Christine Hrib Karpinski shows you how to not only make your vacation home dream a reality, but to get others to pay your mortgage when you're not enjoying your home away from home. By renting your vacation home using Karpinski's recipe for successful vacation home ownership, you will soon be on the road to buying, enjoying and profiting from your second, third - and even fourth home.

Karpinski will show you how to:
·Evaluate the different types of vacation properties and weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each.
·Determine how many weeks you need to rent your home and how much you can charge to break even.
·Become a master at managing real estate transactions - from negotiating the purchase price to maintaining the property - from the comfort of your hometown.
·Determine if renting-by-owner or working with a property management company is right for you.




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Review of Tips & Traps When Building Your Home (Paperback)

If you are looking for a really thorough book, this isn't it, but many of the tips are very helpful. Read it with a highlighter and just mark the good stuff and then refer back. I bought this along with Woodson's "Build Your Dream Home for Less" and found that the two together were a great pair. Woodson's is very thorough and takes you through step by step, and Irwin's had a lot of additional tips that Woodson's didn't. Irwin tends not to define many of the "trade" terms he uses and for people who aren't handy, it's frustrating. On the other hand, Woodson does define most terms so if you read both, you're in pretty good shape. This book is not the be-all, end-all book but definitely worth buying - it should save you some money if you are general contracting your home.

Product Description
Leading real-estate author Robert Irwin provides home builders with valuable money-saving tips to building a home from the ground up in Tips & Traps When Building Your Home. Featuring a self-test to determine whether the reader is more suited to hiring it all out or doing some of it alone, this user-friendly guide outlines the perilous traps that often come with building your own home. Irwin helps readers determine whether or not to hire out the entire process or whether to act as the primary contractor. Once that is decided, Irwin then helps builders determine:

• How building and contracting effects home-owners' insurance
• Whether or not to hire an architect
• If building plans need to be presented to the local zoning board
• Contractors' and builders' adherence to electrical codes, sewage codes, and occupancy codes

From the Back Cover
America's #1 real estate expert shows you how to build the home of your dreams from the ground up!

You've done it! You've decided to take the plunge and build your dream house. how hard could it be­­just build a house with everything you've always wanted in it­­simple, right? Wrong! When designing and building their own home, many people fall into a minefield of mistakes that can cost them time and money. There are countless decisions to make and questions to answer before your vision can become a reality. Do you know what to look out for?

• Should you hire an architect or should you buy stock plans?
• Do you have what it takes to act as your own general contractor?
• What are the different types of building materials available and what are their advantages and disadvantages?
• How do you finance the lot and the construction?

Best-selling author of the popular Tips & Traps series, Robert Irwin now guides prospective homeowners through every step of the building process. Irwin shares his personal experiences and solid advice with detailed insider information on the in's and out's of home construction.

Whether you're building a vacation home or the house of your dreams, don't make another move without this valuable resource!



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Review of Profits in Buying and Renovating Homes (Paperback)

This book provides an excellent guide to the kind of choices one has to make to be successful at buying, rehabbing and reselling homes.It's practical and realistic, and contains both general theory and strategyguidance as well as very specific, useful rehabbing tips.I have beendoing this kind of work for 3 years myself and wish I had read this earlierto save me from some mistakes.

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Lawrence Dworin's guide covers a variety of topics essential to the purchase and renovation of homes for profit. Included are chapters on remodeling for profit, selecting the right house, using real-estate agents, buying a home, getting the appropriate financing, repairing structural and mechanical problems, decorating the interior, selling the house, and keeping rental property.

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