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  • Home Buying for Dummies, Third Edition

  • By: Eric Tyson, Ray Brown
  • Narrated by: Brett Barry
  • Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (411 ratings)

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By: Eric Tyson, Ray Brown
Narrated by: Brett Barry
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In the market for a home, but don't know where to start? Not to worry! From financing, mortgages, and credit scores, to closing the deal, best-selling real-estate authors Eric Tyson and Ray Brown walk you step by step through the entire home-buying process.

Discover how to:

  • Harness the Internet to help in your search
  • Determine how much home you can afford
  • Select the right type of mortgage
  • Work with agents, brokers, lenders, and lawyers
  • Research neighborhoods and home values

Read by Brett Barry

©2006 Eric Tyson and Ray Brown (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers
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Very Good

covered not only money factors, also covered psychological part of home buying. which is great

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good primer, very basic

I was hoping to learn more about mortgage points, different types of loans, renting out properties, etc. It's good if you don't know anything, but if you've done your research I'd say skip this one. I will say that I learned a lot about searching and comparing prospective houses.

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Highly Recommended

This is a highly informative book on home buying. If you are thinking of buying a house or you know someone who wants to, this is the book they will thank you for

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perhaps covered everything

Very informative and obviously I'm a dummy to this stuff so can't be too sure if a lot was missed.

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Great Book

Would you listen to Home Buying for Dummies, Third Edition again? Why?

The book does a good job of explaining the basics of home buying in a chronological order that makes sense to the reader or listener. Highly recommended for those simply trying to understand how the process works.

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Very Basic Generalized Book

A very basic book but good info if you don't have a clue. Not much details on many subjects, very generalized.

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Good, but not great

It gives you phone numbers to call, checklist questions and financial equations to apply to your situation. It covers things throughly, but doesn't seem to cover everything that it could. While it wasn't as insightful and helpful as I had hoped, I don't feel it was a waste of money.

The first reader's voice is somewhat dry, while the second reader's voice is more tolerable.

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Great book

Have the essentials of home buying and more. I feel more confident purchasing a home.

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A well rounded source of information for homebuying!

This was a very helpful book for me as I get ready to purchase my first home! A very well rounded source of information and tips for buying a home. Thank you!

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A must for experienced, or new home buyers!

they say that with an educational book, if you get at least one good nugget of information then it could easily pay for itself in just one sentence. This book has several of these "golden nuggets", that could easily pay for itself hundreds of times over!

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