| 1. |  | Home Buying For Dummies, 3rd edition
from Wiley
Price: $13.85
Customer Review:
A guide to home buying in the classic "for Dummies" format. This book covers the basics and the not-so-basics of residential home buying and provides a step-by-step guide to purchasing your own house. Among other topics, the book provides valuable advise regarding how to get started, how to select... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Real Estate Investing For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
from For Dummies
Price: $14.95
Customer Review:
Not a bad book. I'm writing this review late in 2008, so many of the items the book talks about would probably be a HUGE money risk right now. Maybe pick it up when the real estate industry picks back up...ummm...maybe around 2012. Unless you have cash on hand now to invest in foreclosures or... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth
from Kaplan Business
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
The market has changed a bit for this cycle so some strategies would not work in NY, FL, CA, and other places where there's an over saturation of available rental spaces.
Some in South Florida opt to get out of duplexes just so they can go for a cheaper house to rent. But in terms of... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Mortgages For Dummies
from For Dummies
Price: $9.99
Customer Review:
not a book you want to purchase if you want to learn the business but great if you are a home owner. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home (book with CD-Rom & Audio)
from NOLO
Price: $16.49
Customer Review:
This is a very good basic book for first time home buyers. The bonus here is many wonderful web sites to assist your search. I would recommend this book favorably. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
I found this book helpful to some degree. It did not cover the topic I am most interested in. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook: Insider Secrets to Locating and Purchasing Pre-Foreclosed Properties in Any Market
from Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)
Price: $14.93
Customer Review:
This is a great intro book for pre-foreclosures. I knew next to NOTHING about the foreclosure and pre-foreclosure process, now I believe I have a good grasp. I am only 20 years old and am already an investor in stocks and was looking for other investments. After reading this book you will know if... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner Second Edition
from Kinney Pollack Press
Price: $17.16
Customer Review:
This looks like a well written and fairly thorough book on the subject. Will update as we go into more detail, but the best I have found on this topic so far. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Smart Consumer's Guide to Home Buying (Barron's Smart Consumer Guides)
from Barrons Educational Series
Price: $13.59
Customer Review:
Bought this book while getting ready for the home purchase. This is a detailed, well researched book which is easy to read. Definitely recommended for someone planning to buy a house/condo etc. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The First-Time Homeowner's Handbook: A Complete Guide and Workbook for the First-Time Home Buyer (Book & CD-ROM)
from Atlantic Publishing Company
Price: $14.93
Customer Review:
This book is an excellent starting point for anyone seeking a book on first-time home buying. It covers all the major topics needed (i.e., looking for agent, escrow, financing, etc.). It is simply written and can be read in about 3-4 hours. The only problem is that it is very rudimentary and should... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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