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The classic guide to getting the best deal when buying a home--from America's #1 real estate expertFeaturing fully revised facts and figures that reflect the most recent changes in the real estate market,
Tips & Traps When Buying a Home, Fourth Edition is helpful whether you're a first-time or experienced home buyer. It gives you practical, step-by-step information on a broad range of proven home buying strategies, along with indispensable advice and guidance on buying in an "up" market, flipping, buying with options, bidding wars, and other important facets of real estate deals.
List of contents
1.6 STEPS TO GETTING AN IMMEDIATE SALE
2.TOUGH LOVE ON PRICING
3.FINDING AN AGENT WHO WILL WORK HARD FOR YOU
4.14 DAYS TO SHAPING UP YOUR HOUSE TO SELL
5.WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE UPSIDE-DOWN
6.HOW TO STOP FORECLOSURE
7.SELLING FASTER BY-OWNER
8.THE LEASE-OPTION OPTION
9.FINDING BUYERS BY OFFERING CREATIVE FINANCING
10.EXTREME SELLING
11.CONVERTING TO A RENTAL AND HOLDING FOR BETTER TIMES
12.SPECIAL HELP FOR SELLING CONDOS AND CO-OPS
13.SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATING IN ANY MARKET
14.DEALING WITH A BAD INSPECTION REPORT
15.WHAT TO SAY ON YOUR DISCLOSURES
16.HOW TO LEGALLY AVOID PAYING TAXES ON SALE
17.7 THINGS TO DO WHEN IT JUST WON'T SELL
About the author
Robert Irwin has built homes from the ground up as well as completed dozens of major renovation and remodeling projects. He is best known as a real estate broker and the author of the best-selling Tips & Traps real estate series. He serves as a consultant to lenders, investors, and brokers. With over 50 books, including Buying a Home on the Internet and The Pocket Guide for Home Buyers, Irwin is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable writers in the real estate field today.
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The classic guide to getting the best deal when buying a home--from America’s #1 real estate expert
